To try to loosen the jihadist stranglehold on Bamako, the transitional president has bet on a senior officer who combines ...

From the heart of Bamako to the distant rural outposts of Mali, a siege has been unfolding over the years throughout the ...

The approval, finalized on 12 November 2025 in Abidjan, marks a major milestone in Mali’s efforts to stabilize its ...

Earlier this month schools in Bamako, Mali’s capital, began reopening after a two-week closure—the latest sign of normality, ...

Militants affiliated with al-Qaeda have created a fuel crisis in Mali by blocking routes used by fuel tanker trucks across ...

Rather than framing Mali’s capital as a city under siege, we should recognise it as a city struggling under immense strain; ...

Mali is "far from the scenario," the country’s foreign minister said amid armed groups’ recent attacks and blockade of the ...

Chinese migrants have created a lively community in the Malian capital of Bamako but the advance of Islamist militants has ...

Militants from an Al Qaeda affiliate in land-locked Mali have been attacking fuel convoys for months. The blockade has strangled fuel supplies to the capital city.

Some fuel stations in Mali’s capital have opened for the first time since an al-Qaida affiliate imposed a fuel blockade on ...