Six months after Russian troops left Kidal under rebel escort, Africa Corps and Mali's army are back. Tuareg separatists withdrew ahead of the advance rather than fight. Bamako has its symbolic win.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian armed forces have recaptured the northern city of Kidal five months after it was seized by separatist rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam, an ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In Bamako’s popular Darsalam neighborhood, a young gendarme stands by a newly barricaded street, his hand on the trigger of a rifle pointed slightly to the ground. The armed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mali has been struggling for over a decade to defeat "jihadists" around Gao, Kidal and Ségou. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin ...

Donkeys pull a cart to collect household waste at the Badalabougou garbage dump site in Bamako, Mali, on July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Moustapha Diallo) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — When handling ...

Mali’s government has regained control over the capital city Bamako after repelling several attacks by al-Qaeda-affiliated insurgents. On Tuesday, gunmen attacked a military police center and battled ...

Insurgents attack gendarmerie training school and other targets Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims the attack Mali army says situation under control Witnesses say gunfire heard in multiple neighbourhoods ...

In Bamako, Mali, managing waste for over 3 million residents is both challenging and requires creativity. The city's population has exploded in recent years, and trash pickup hasn't kept up, resulting ...

FILE - People gather at Place de l'Independence in Mali's capital Bamako, Aug. 19, 2020. Bamako, Mali's bustling riverside capital of more than 2.5 million people is on heightened alert as jihadi ...