As Mali faces its biggest security challenge in years, Al Jazeera profiles key leaders from government and armed groups.

The Sahel region could see a major surge of instability unless urgent action is taken to seek a diplomatic solution.

Mali has been jolted by reports that its defence chief, Gen. Sadio Camara, is dead following a wave of coordinated assaults that saw armed groups overrun key locations, including parts of the capital.

Mali and Nigeria, two of the countries in the Sahel region of west Africa, are separated by approximately 1,000 kilometres, with the Niger Republic between them. They differ in population size and ...

GENEVA (AP) – A crisis of huge proportions is brewing in Mali that could spread throughout the nine-nation Sahel region of northern Africa and beyond due to insufficient humanitarian aid for millions ...

Mali's downward spiral can be traced to regional and jihadist insurgencies that began in 2012. The emergency helped pave the way to victory for Keita in elections in 2013, when he cast himself as ...

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday joined other sub-regional leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in an extra-ordinary virtual meeting to mitigate the political ...

Mali is experiencing a major escalation in violence, with jihadist groups advancing and the defense minister assassinated. The crisis threatens to destabilize the Sahel region. Mali has seen an ...

A Mali airline said Tuesday it had temporarily halted flights to two regions, as the country grappled with the aftermath of large-scale weekend attacks that have shaken the ruling junta's grip on the ...