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 ...

Dozens of people who have fled Mali tell The Associated Press that a new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Barrick Mining and Mali's government have reached a verbal agreement in principle to resolve their dispute over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex, two sources familiar with the situation told ...