The Latest Breaking News from Mali

French journalist Olivier Dubois, who has been held hostage in Mali for nearly two years, has been freed, newspaper Liberation' director told Reuters on Monday.

Reporter Olivier Dubois had been held by armed groups since 2021, while Jeffery Woodke was kidnapped in 2016.

UNICEF says the number of children in extreme jeopardy has doubled since 2020.

First trip to Niger by a US secretary of state comes amid regional security crisis and growing Russian influence.

Blinken to be first US secretary of state to visit country amid concerns over Sahel security, growing Russian influence.

The Mauritanian authorities announced that an anti-terrorism military unit carried out a special operation in a remote desert area, killing three of the four al-Qaeda members who escaped from the central prison in Nouakchott a week ago. The fleeing prisoners were apprehended about 400 km northeast of the capital en…

French journalist Olivier Dubois was taken hostage in Mali nearly two years ago. His family and support group regularly contact the French authorities and try to raise public awareness, but as time passes, they fear negotiations for his release have stagnated.

The Grand Mosque of Djenne, the biggest mud-brick building in the world, is preserved annually by the citizens of a small village.

The delay means the military will miss the first deadline on its own timetable to return the country to civilian rule.