Mali

Gift of the Givers makes final plea to free SA paramedic held hostage by al-Qaeda in Mali

Cape Town – Gift of the Givers has reportedly made a final effort to persuade the al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM... Read more

17 Jul

Cape Town – Humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers has released a “proof of life” video in which... Read more

29 May

Johannesburg – The family of a South African held hostage by jihadists in Mali for more than five years... Read more

26 Mar

Brussels – The EU on Saturday announced additional sanctions against Russia’s Wagner mercenary organisation for “human rights abuses” in... Read more

26 Feb

Bamako – A jihadist attack on a village in central Mali has killed 13 civilians, local officials told AFP... Read more

25 Feb

Dakar – Three Senegalese UN peacekeepers were killed on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in jihadist-torn... Read more

22 Feb

Bamako – An improvised explosive device went off Monday at a police checkpoint in western Mali killing an officer... Read more

21 Feb

Addis Ababa – West African leaders have maintained sanctions imposed on three military-ruled countries in the volatile Sahel region... Read more

20 Feb

Dakar – The top diplomats of junta-ruled Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali have begun intense lobbying to reinstate their... Read more

17 Feb

Dakar – The authorities in Mali have begun a crackdown on hookah smoking after giving a grace period to... Read more

17 Feb