Mindua described brutal floggings in the central square in front of crowds including children, as well as a public amputation by machete. A...

A wave of violence claimed the lives of ten civilians and three soldiers in Mali, where 88 jihadists were "neutralised" on Saturday, accord...

The "prompt and vigorous reaction" by the Defense and Security Forces (FDS), "made it possible to repel the attack and inflict heavy losses...

"Two of our men were killed by terrorists on Saturday night in an attack on one of our checkpoints, 60 kilometres (40 miles) southwest of G...

Fighting in the vast semi-arid region began in 2012, when Islamist militants joined a local insurgency in northern Mali, capturing swathes ...

For a decade, West African armies and their international allies have fought against militant groups active in the Sahel region, some linke...

The defence ministry in Paris last week announced a "temporary" suspension in military advice and joint operations pending "guarantees" tha...

The slaughter in the early hours of Saturday followed the slaying of 14 people late Friday in the village of Tadaryat in the same region, w...

Machinegun-toting rebels of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway group from Boko Haram, stormed Diffa aboard 15 vehi...

It comes just a week after three Europeans -- two Spanish journalists and an Irish wildlife activist -- were executed in an ambush against ...

The vast desert area of Tahoua in the west of the country sits close to the borders of both Mali and Burkina Faso and has been plagued by j...

The jihadist insurgency began in neighbouring Mali in 2012 and spread into its territory in 2015, killing more than 1,200 people and displa...

Ag Moussa, alias 'Bamoussa', is "believed to be responsible for several attacks against Malian and international forces," she said in a sta...

The troops were attacked on Wednesday between Tin Akoff and Beldiabe in Oudalan province, which borders Mali and Niger, one source said. "T...

The offensive took place on Friday in an area near the borders of Burkina Faso and Niger, where government troops are struggling to rout an...

Droukdel was killed on Thursday near the Algerian border, where the group has bases from which it has carried out attacks and abductions of...

All the 20 Indians, taken hostage along with 150 other guests by gunmen in Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako, have been safely ev...