Politics Bound

The Western Sahara independence leader, whose presence at a hospital in Spain has angered Rabat, will testify by video conference at a Spanish court hearing next week, judicial sources said Wednesday. Brahim Ghali, who leads the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, has...

By Serge Daniel and Malick Konate Mali's interim president and prime minister resigned on Wednesday, a top junta aide said, two days after they were detained and stripped of their powers in what appeared to amount to the country's second coup in nine months. In New...

The Real Problem in the Sahel: Editor’s Opinion The chaos in Mali has provided further evidence that the former colonial power, France, in particular, but also its enabling allies like Britain, Scandinavian nations and by extension the United Nations, are having...

Mali's largest union launches fresh strike Mali's largest trade union launched a fresh strike on Monday, an AFP journalist said, slowing or paralysing government offices and banks in the unstable West African country. The move follows a similar strike last week, and...