Blast hits convoy traveling between towns of Anefis and Gao in northern Mali, in latest attack against MINUSMA members. At least three United Nations soldiers have been killed and five others seriously wounded by an…
This Sunday, August 6 at 2 p.m. Stern Grove festival in its 80th season presents a lineup featuring African music by two internationally acclaimed artists, namely AMADOU & MARIAM from Mali and Ibibio Sound Machine…
Suspected jihadists crying “Allahu Akbar” stormed a tourist resort popular with foreigners on the edge of the Malian capital Bamako on Sunday, briefly seizing hostages and leaving at least two people dead. The assault on…
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – African governments have pledged to restore degraded land, invest in agriculture and create “green jobs” for young people in a drive to tackle youth unemployment, fight against radicalization, and stem…
President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in Mali for a visit to French troops battling Islamists and for talks with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on his first official trip outside Europe since taking power less than…
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron will visit French troops in Africa on Friday, a source close to the new leader said on Tuesday. Aides have said he is expected to go to Mali where…
Katibougou, Mali — Wearing a long white tunic covered with bright-coloured patterns, Aminata Berthe bends to water a plot of lettuce with a can in this village near Bamako, the Malian capital. “I’m the first…
The Black Stars have advanced to the next stage of the 2017 AFCON after beating Mali in their second group match on Saturday. Captain Asamoah Gyan recorded his 49th goal for Ghana after heading home…
Egyptian veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary wrote a new chapter in history when he became the oldest ever player to take part in the African Cup of Nations, but he was not to celebrate ads…
LONDON — Mali has eliminated Guinea worm disease, bringing the world a step closer to eradicating the debilitating parasitic disease, the U.S.-based Carter Center said, citing provisional government figures. Guinea worm infections afflicted 3.5 million…