The Latest Breaking News from Mali

France’s hold on its African allies significantly shrunk in 2023. Here’s a timeline of how that unfolded.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, Minusma, has handed over control of one of its last major camps in the northern Timbuktu region to the country's ruling junta. UN sources said they sped up the withdrawal due to urgent security concerns.

Sadly, 2023 has been a violent one on the global stage. War broke out between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, leading to the deaths of thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of Israelis, including many children on both sides. And the bitter war between Russia and Ukraine continued with no end…

Malian authorities say the West African nation has recalled its ambassador in Algeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting rebel leaders from northern Mali

The last French troops deployed in Niger left on Friday, an AFP journalist reported, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

The last French troops are to withdraw from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

Separatist Tuareg forces on Wednesday announced they had set up a blockade of the major roads in northern Mali, where the army has made gains in recent weeks.

A South African paramedic who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over six years has been released, security and humanitarian sources told French news agency AFP on Sunday. Gerco van Deventer was kidnapped in Libya on 3 November, 2017, on his way to a power plant construction site…

Mali international faces another suspension ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations - and Spurs could look very different by the time he returns

The United Nations peacekeeping chief says he was very satisfied with the strong support of many countries for its far-flung operations at a recent ministerial meeting, despite “headwinds and challenges and problems.”

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