Islamic terrorist violence in the north has left nearly 200 dead in the last month The military government of Mali was dismayed to discover that the expensive Russian mercenaries were unable to deal with the rebels in the far north Now these Islamic te
Islamic terrorist violence in the north has left nearly 200 dead in the last month The military government of Mali was dismayed to discover that the expensive Russian mercenaries were unable to deal with the rebels in the far north Now these Islamic te
President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country after its democratically elected president was deposed in a coup. The announcement is a significant, if predicted, blow to France’s policy in Africa, after French troops pulled out of neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso in recent years after coups there. France had stationed thousands of troops in the Sahel region at the request of African leaders to fight jihadist
Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since UN peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal last month after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths. In one brazen attack, militants targeted a triple-decker passenger boat, killing 49 civilians. And this week, another group of rebels attacked Malian army camps in the Lere locality on the border with Mauritania, leaving several security personnel dead and wounded. Now, fleeing Malians fear
The head of an association known to be close to the military in power in Mali was placed in police custody on Monday in Bamako, after calling for respect for the duration of the transition before civilians return to command, AFP learned from from a security source.