A Senegalese UN peacekeeper walks through the Malian village of Ogossagou where his commanders say there is a lull following two massacres – Copyright AFP/File Nhac ...

Militants in Mali have massacred more than 50 villagers near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger. The area has seen increasing violence from armed Islamists, and activists are calling on ...

Every day, Soumaguel sits on a tree trunk by the river in Niafunké, in central Mali. “I stare across the river at my village and remember the old men playing wali [a traditional Malian board game ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Double attacks by an armed group have left several people in two villages dead in central Mali, authorities ...

Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in attacks on two villages in central Mali, the deadliest assault since armed groups launched a co-ordinated offensive in the country last month. At least ...

Suspected Islamic militants killed more than 20 people in a string of attacks on villages in central Mali's insurgency-hit Mopti region on Friday, two local sources said. The unidentified assailants ...

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Unidentified armed men have killed around 40 people in an attack on a village in insurgent-plagued central Mali, local officials said on Tuesday. The attack took place on Monday in the village of ...

KARAN, Mali (AP) — A solar power plant in this rural corner of Mali has jolted a village to life and awakened dreams of steady power in other areas of this West African nation as it sees unprecedented ...

In Ogossagou, where ethnic Fulani suffered two massacres in two years, traces of the recent horrors abound in this village of central Mali. They are one sign of just how tough incipient ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Double attacks by an armed group have left several people in two villages dead in central Mali, authorities said in a statement Thursday. The attacks, which have been claimed by ...