From the heart of Bamako to the distant rural outposts of Mali, a siege has been unfolding over the years throughout the ...
To try to loosen the jihadist stranglehold on Bamako, the transitional president has bet on a senior officer who combines ...
Rather than framing Mali’s capital as a city under siege, we should recognise it as a city struggling under immense strain; ...
Chinese migrants have created a lively community in the Malian capital of Bamako but the advance of Islamist militants has ...
Drive through downtown in the Mali capital of Bamako, past traditional markets and mosques, and you arrive, unexpectedly, in ...
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As terrorists close in on Bamako

Explore the escalating terrorism in Mali as jihadist groups like JNIM close in on Bamako, overwhelming the military junta and ...
The approval, finalized on 12 November 2025 in Abidjan, marks a major milestone in Mali’s efforts to stabilize its ...
As Mali teeters on the edge of collapse with the JNIM's power rising, military fixes have failed without inclusive governance ...
Earlier this month schools in Bamako, Mali’s capital, began reopening after a two-week closure—the latest sign of normality, ...
Thirteen years ago, Abdoulaye Cissé risked his life to smuggle tens of thousands of fragile manuscripts out of Timbuktu as al-Qaida -linked extremists swept into the desert town.