The end of the line is in sight for the cash- strapped railway, which needs $1.6bn to replace the track but faces structural and financial roadblocks. The end of the line is in sight for the cash- ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Mali's armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of a U.N. peacekeeping mission late last year, Human Rights Watch said ...

Takeaways from AP's investigation into Russia's Africa Corps in Mali - Refugees from Mali have told The Associated Press that ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Tuareg separatist rebels agreed to sign a peace deal with the government in just over a week’s time but that hasn’t stopped them from attacking towns and encroaching further ...

United Nations experts on Wednesday urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and forced disappearances by the army and Russian mercenaries, following the discovery ...

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MARKALA, Mali/DAKAR (Reuters) – A split emerged on Thursday in the alliance of Islamist militant groups occupying northern Mali, as French and African troops prepared an offensive aimed at driving ...

By Divya Rajagopal and Portia Crowe TORONTO/DAKAR (Reuters) -Barrick Mining and Mali's government have reached a verbal agreement in principle to resolve their dispute over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold ...