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A $50 million hostage ransom funded al-Qaeda terrorism in West Africa, UN says
A new UN report detailing the use of the ransom did not identify the hostage or say who had made the payment, but three sources identified the country that made the payment as the UAE.
Libyan commander Haftar helped secure release of US hostage in Sahel
US considering military operations against Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists in Mali - report
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for attacks on military sites in Mali
Two UN peacekeepers killed, 5 wounded in northern Mali attack - UN
Insecurity has grown in the West African country since Islamist insurgents who took root in its arid north a decade ago escalated attacks and seized territory.
Russia and Turkey’s role in Africa gains spotlight
Action in Africa is increasingly becoming part of the broader tensions between Moscow and the West.
Militants kill at least 31 in central Mali
A bus was attacked by unidentified gunmen as it traveled its twice-weekly route from the village of Songho to a market in Bandiagara.
Rwandan genocide 'kingpin' Bagosora dies in Mali prison
Theoneste Bagosora was serving a 35-year sentence after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the then International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
Military detain Mali's president, prime minister & defense minister
President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane & defense minister Souleymane Doucoure were all taken to a military base in Kati outside the capital Bamako, the sources said.
UN says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali terrorist attack
"The attack started with mortar fire, followed by an attempted car bomb and then a direct attack," a UN spokeswoman said.
France says it has killed senior al-Qaeda North Africa operative in Mali
"A historic figure of the jihadist movement in the Sahel, Bah ag Moussa is considered responsible for several attacks against Malian and international forces," Parly said in a statement.
Former Mali president Toure, democratic icon toppled in coup, has died
Toure's life, in many ways, symbolized the stop-start nature of democracy in the West African country.
West African States Economic Community tries to deal with the Mali coup
Intervention is always a tricky business, because the tangled ethnic and political details are different for each of the 15 member states.
West African mediators arrive in Mali seeking reversal of coup
The presidents of Ivory Coast and Guinea are among those pushing for a tough response.
