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Tens of thousands of people, many of them children, have fled to a town in northeastern Mali after fighting erupted in the jihadist-torn region, a local official said Wednesday. Since March, more than 65,000 people have arrived in the town of Menaka near the border...

By Hamza Mekouar Flights resumed and shops re-opened in Libya's capital Tripoli on Sunday after clashes between backers of rival governments killed at least 32 people and sparked fears of major new conflict.  Armed groups had exchanged fire that damaged several...

German soldiers in Mali spotted several dozen suspected Russian security forces in the city of Gao just as the last French soldiers left the country, the German government said Wednesday. The German ambassador in Bamako has contacted Mali's foreign minister about "the...

By Selim Saheb Ettaba and Joris Fioriti   The last soldiers belonging to France's  Barkhane operation in Mali have now left the African country, the French chiefs of staff said on Monday.  French forces have been supporting Mali against insurgents for nearly a decade,...