Analysis - Mali, a landlocked Sahelian nation of 25 million people, has faced significant instability since 2012, marked by terrorism, state neglect and armed conflicts.

The heavy reliance on Chinese supply exposes Mali to vulnerabilities, including supply disruptions, diminished bargaining ...

Dakar - A Swiss woman who was kidnapped and briefly held by an al-Qaeda-linked group last year has returned to the northern Malian town of Timbuktu, from where she was taken, residents said on Monday.

Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali. That's according to civil society and ...

Twin attacks on two Malian army base in the northern city of Timbuktu and in the centre of ... France faces gradual decline of influence in Africa "They did not raid the airport because the ...

An Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa's Sahel region has claimed an attack on a military base in Mali on Sunday that two sources said had killed more than 30 soldiers.In a separate ...

Timbuktu and Gao flourished as commercial and educational centres, attracting Islamic scholars and traders from across North Africa and the ... and put Mali on the map literally, as seen in ...

After years of being overshadowed by its neighbors, Zimbabwe is firmly back on the safari map. International arrivals ... natural reserve and home to one of Africa's greatest concentrations ...

Current local time in Timbuktu (Africa/Timbuktu timezone). Get information about the Africa/Timbuktu time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) ...

Its expansion has already led to the control of large stretches of territory in central Mali’s Mopti, Segou and Timbuktu regions ... their operational reach as far as northern parts of West Africa’s ...