The Latest Breaking News from Mali

In tonight's edition: Sudan's military ruler General Abdel Fattah-al-Burhan visits Egypt on his first trip abroad since Sudan spiralled into war. Also, our reporters meet Sudanese escaping war by fleeing into Tunisia. Many face desperate conditions in the Tunisian city of Zarzis. Plus the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for…

After Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso, this time it feels like it's personal. France's president took on all-comers in his annual address on Monday to his ambassadors in Paris: insisting his man in Niamey is staying put, defying an ultimatum from Niger's coup leaders and ruing what Emmanuel Macron sees…

From securing resources to destabilising western influence, the mercenary group’s activities hang in the balance, says writer Dino Mahtani

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are also capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement

The Wagner Group’s presence extends from Syria to Africa, projecting the Kremlin’s global influence with mercenaries accused of using brutal force and profiting on mineral wealth

The mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s president have given approval for military support from its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso against any attack just as the regional bloc insisted Friday on the use of force to help reverse the coup

Algeria has engaged in a diplomatic tour of three Ecowas countries in a bid to broker a diplomatic solution to resolve the crises across the Sahel, and avoid military intervention in Niger.

Smooth transition of mercenary group’s network and holdings in Africa may not be straightforward for Moscow

The Niger coup – the fifth in the Sahel and sixth in the broader west Africa region in three years – has pushed the region further into political unrest and insecurity.