India pulls out of Russian-backed Mali lithium project over security risks: ReportIndia is pulling out of a lithium project in Mali. Security risks and political instability in the West African nation are the main reasons...
12 Feb, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
5 Indian nationals abducted in Mali; embassy working for 'safe release'Five Indian nationals were kidnapped in Mali on November 6, the Indian Embassy said on Sunday, describing it as an “unfortunate incident.” ...
10 Nov, 2025, 01.50 PM IST
Al-Qaeda is back - this country could become the first to be ruled by the terror group in its 40-year historyAl-Qaeda in Mali is closer than ever to ruling its first country. The terror group’s affiliate, JNIM, now controls huge parts of the nation...
01 Nov, 2025, 06.43 PM IST
JNIM: How an al-Qaeda ally became Africa’s most dangerous jihadist group and why the US should worryJama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is a dangerous group. It is causing instability in West Africa. The group formed in 2017. It has grown...
07 Jul, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
3 Indians abducted in Mali; MEA asks West African nation to secure their safe releaseIndia has voiced serious concerns over the abduction of three of its citizens in Mali, following a series of terrorist attacks. The Indian ...
03 Jul, 2025, 09.08 AM IST
James Heappey announces UK would withdraw troops from Mali peacekeeping missionMinister of State for the Armed Forces James Stephen Heappey announced that the UK would withdraw the troops from Mali as a part of the pea...
15 Nov, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
European Union launches military mission to train Mozambique armyA deadly insurgency by militants linked to the Islamic State group has ravaged the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province since late 2017, claiming...
12 Jul, 2021, 03.44 PM IST
As France plans to shrink Sahel force, jihadi threat growsFrance is preparing to reduce its military presence here in West Africa's Sahel region, the vast area south of the Sahara Desert where extr...
08 Jul, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
Mali's Assimi Goita: special forces commander turned strongmanLast month, soldiers detained the president and prime minister of an interim government installed in the wake of a coup in August, provokin...
07 Jun, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
Mali's president and PM remain detained by mutinous soldiersThe African Union, the United Nations, the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS and other members of the international community call...
25 May, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
Explained: Why Mali is in turmoil againThe latest events threaten to exacerbate instability in the West African country where violent Islamist groups linked to al Qaeda and Islam...
25 May, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
Mali's president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers"The international community rejects in advance any act of coercion, including forced resignations," the statement said. "They emphasize th...
25 May, 2021, 09.38 AM IST
Fighting menace of terrorism requires robust support from UNSC, international community: IndiaSpeaking at the UN Security Council meeting on UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), India's Deputy Perma...
13 Jan, 2021, 10.54 PM IST
Mali's president and prime minister detained by mutinous soldiersIt was not immediately clear who was behind the latest turmoil to wrack Mali, but the unrest erupted at the very same military barracks whe...
19 Aug, 2020, 12.03 AM IST
BJP plans to lure Facebook, Google, Yahoo if it comes to powerSays that if it comes to power it will create a policy environment where companies like Google, Yahoo will be encouraged to set up servers ...
24 Apr, 2014, 02.21 PM IST
- Mali coup dashes Indian business man Sandeep Garg's mining hopes
A coup in distant Mali has Sandeep Garg, 44, a Gurgaon resident, fretting.As the mine owner of 1 BT-plus of iron ore in that country, he ha...
11 Apr, 2012, 03.21 AM IST
- India asks its nationals in coup-hit Mali to exercise caution
Expressing deep concern over the developments in military coup-hit Mali, India today advised its nationals to exercise caution.
23 Mar, 2012, 10.34 PM IST