Mali Bound

Mali's capital Bamako has banned a demonstration against France's military role in the West African country, the city's government said Wednesday, citing health concerns. Daniel Dembele, the chief of staff to Bamako's governor, told AFP that the city hall did not...

France's armed forces said Friday they had killed around 15 jihadists near Mali's border with Burkina Faso, where an al-Qaeda-linked group is active.  Two operations took place at the weekend in the Boulikessi sector in central Mali, military headquarters said.  On...

The death toll from an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali has risen to four after another soldier died from his wounds, the United Nations said Thursday. A detachment of Ivorian peacekeepers was travelling between Douentza and Timbuktu in the northwest on Wednesday...

France said on Tuesday it had killed dozens of jihadists in a weekend air strike in central Mali, while several villagers and a local group said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by a helicopter. Social media has been buzzing with rumours since Sunday about events...