The Latest Breaking News from Bamako

France says all its troops battling Islamists in Mali have now left

France said on Monday that all of its troops battling Islamist militants in Mali since 2013 have now left the country, following a decision in February to withdraw over the deterioration of relations between Paris and Bamako.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Mali strengthens ties with Russia, receives six more Soviet-era warplanes

Mali has received five military jets and a combat helicopter from Russia, which has become a close ally in its fight against a long-running jihadist insurgency. The move underscores the widening rift between Bamako and Paris.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 10, 2022

Mali's capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

Bamako, Mali’s bustling riverside capital of more than 2.5 million people, is on heightened alert as jihadi attacks have moved perilously close to the city

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

Explosions, gunfire at a military base near Mali’s capital

Mali’s military says two attackers have been neutralised after the latest attack on a military base.

Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2022

Jihadi rebels attack key military base near Mali's capital

Mali's ruling junta says that jihadi rebels attacked the Kati military base on the outskirts of the capital city Bamako

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

Mali army says it repelled 'terrorist' attack on military base near capital

Mali's army said it repelled a "terrorist attack" on Friday against its main base outside the capital Bamako, which was carried out with car bombs.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Militants attack Mali's main military base, situation 'under control'

Suspected Islamist militants on Friday attacked the main military base where Mali's interim president lives outside the capital Bamako, but the armed forces said they had repelled the assault and had the situation under control.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Mali expels spokesman of UN peacekeeping mission

In tonight's edition: Mali is expelling the spokesman of the UN's peacekeeping force in the country, in the latest sign of tensions between the military junta in Bamako and the international community. In Kenya, the four main running mates in the upcoming presidential election took part in a debate on…

France 24 · Jul 20, 2022

Six killed in rare attack near Malian capital

Unidentified armed men killed six people at a checkpoint 70 km (44 miles) east of Mali's capital Bamako, the security ministry said on Friday.

Reuters · Jul 16, 2022

From the Sahel to Dubai: On the trail of dirty gold

In the Sahel, the number of informal mines is rising as gold mining areas escape state control. Mali is emerging as a gold-purchasing hub for Sahelian countries, while Dubai has become the main destination for artisanal gold production from the African continent. From the hidden smelters of Bamako to the…

France 24 · Jul 15, 2022