By David Lewis LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - An estimated $50 million ransom paid to free a hostage seized by al Qaeda-linked ...

Mali's junta leader General Assimi Goïta has pardoned a French intelligence agent serving a 20-year prison sentence, a rare ...

The Trump administration is reportedly considering military action in the African nation of Mali to target an al-Qaeda-affiliated group.

Malian army says the soldiers were held prisoner by Tuareg and al-Qaeda-linked armed groups in the northern region.

Moroccan mediation helped secure the August 13 release of French intelligence officer Yann Vézilier from Mali, ending a year-long detention that had become a major source of tension between Bamako and ...

Mali is facing its most serious security crisis in years as al-Qaida-linked militants and separatist rebels join forces to intensify attacks against its military. The partnership between the JNIM ...

Separatists in northern Mali have released 82 soldiers, including some captured during a nationwide attack on government forces in April.

If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where President Donald Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term.

In the last few months, attacks on army bases have increased. Last month, an attack on a northern base left fifty soldiers dead, over a hundred wounded, and several dozen taken prisoner by the Islamic ...

Mali said it’s awaiting Washington’s official position following a report that the Trump administration is weighing military action against Islamist militants in the West African country, while ...

A new UN report detailing the use of the ransom did not identify the hostage or say who had made the payment, but three sources identified the country that made the payment as the UAE.