Malian Capital Bamako ‘Under Control’ After Surprise Islamist Attack
Authorities in Mali say the capital Bamako is "under control" following an early morning attack on Tuesday in which shots were fired at a gendarmerie...
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Burkina Victims’ Groups Blame Junta Chief For Massacre
Relatives of victims of a jihadist attack that killed hundreds of civilians in Burkina Faso in August have slammed the "contempt" of the country's junta...
Exclusive-Wagner lost veteran fighters in Mali ambush, in setback to Russia’s Africa campaign
Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian...
Burkina junta failing to stifle rising jihadist violence
An attack that killed hundreds of civilians in Burkina Faso last month highlights the ruling military junta's inability to contain escalating jihadist violence, experts say....
EU condemns jihadist massacre in Burkina Faso
Armed men carried out the attack in the village of Barsalogho in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday, killing dozens of civilians and security personnel and...
Al Qaeda says it killed 300 fighters in Burkina Faso attack, denies civilian casualties
An al Qaeda-linked armed group said it killed nearly 300 people but not civilians in Saturday’s devastating attack in north-central Burkina Faso, the U.S. consultancy...
15 civilians killed in Mali drone strikes
At least 15 civilians including children were killed on Sunday by drone strikes in Mali’s north, where the army and its Russian allies are fighting...