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India advises nationals in Mali to stay indoors, exercise caution due to security developmentsIndian nationals in Mali are urged to be highly vigilant and stay indoors. Recent security incidents in Kati and other areas have prompted ...
Gunfire, blasts rock Mali as attackers hit capital and other cities, residents sayGunmen launched coordinated attacks across Mali early Saturday, targeting locations in the capital, Bamako, and other cities. Residents rep...
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...
Why did al-Qaida linked terrorist group abduct Indians in Mali? Relative shares chilling accountAn Indian national, P Venkataraman, was abducted in Mali. He was kidnapped by an al-Qaeda linked terrorist group. The terrorists are demand...
Thousands protest French government's immigration plansThousands marched in French cities in protest against the planned changes to immigration laws and evictions of illegal migrants from Mayott...
10 civilians, three soldiers killed in Mali amid 'resurgence' of violenceA wave of violence claimed the lives of ten civilians and three soldiers in Mali, where 88 jihadists were "neutralised" on Saturday, accord...
China's forays into Africa's forests & illegal trade could lead to environmental disasterEarthsight, a London-based environmental NGO, earlier estimated that the annual value of worldwide rosewood smuggling exceeded a billion do...
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...
The Sahel's intractable conflictFighting in the vast semi-arid region began in 2012, when Islamist militants joined a local insurgency in northern Mali, capturing swathes ...
With military victory elusive, West African nations quietly back talks with IslamistsFor a decade, West African armies and their international allies have fought against militant groups active in the Sahel region, some linke...
French military suspends joint operation with Mali militaryFrance's military has been fighting Islamic extremists in Mali since 2013, and the temporary suspension applies only to operations carried ...
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...
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...
Killer hippos spread fear among fishermen in Senegal riversHippopotamuses, vegetarians that live in or near swamps and rivers, can weigh up to 1,500 kilogrammes and spend long hours in water to prot...
Killer hippos spread fear among fishermen in Senegal riversIn hospital with bloodied bandages over deep gashes in his legs, fisherman Ali Fall recalls the moment a hippopotamus tried to kill him.
Army: 3 confirmed dead in attack on Mali hotel in BamakoIslamic extremists armed with guns and throwing grenades stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital this morning, killing at least th...
Climate change deemed growing security threat by military researchersIn an interview, Secretary of State John Kerry signaled that the report's findings would influence US foreign policy.
- Mali urges Algeria to tighten border security
Mali wants neighbouring Algeria to tighten security on their Sahara desert border and help get Tuareg rebels to free 26 hostages, Mali's pa...