BAMAKO, Mali — A ferry boat trying to land at a Niger River town in the Timbuktu region of northern Mali hit rocks and sank in an accident that left dozens of people dead, local officials and ...

A months-long siege on the Malian capital, Bamako, by the armed al-Qaeda affiliate group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has brought the city to breaking point, causing desperation among ...

MBERA CAMP, Mauritania, July 20 (UNHCR) - Almost 400 people fleeing a renewed outbreak of fighting in northern Mali have sought refuge in Mauritania over the last few months. Most of the newcomers ...

Islamist insurgents took over more territory in Mali on Monday despite intense attacks by French warplanes, The Associated Press reported. The al-Qaida-linked extremists overran the village of Diabaly ...