DAKAR (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali has claimed responsibility for an attack on French troops in the northern town of Gao, the U.S. SITE monitoring group said on Monday. Four ...

While Western media continued prophesying the fall of the popular, sovereignist government that expelled French troops, the cabinet met on April 29 to push forward with developmental projects. Barely ...

Mali’s military government, Assimi Goita, has taken on the role of defence minister.

Al-Qaeda-linked fighters killed the defense minister, a top Moscow ally, and forced Russian mercenaries to retreat, highlighting the Mali-Russia partnership's failure.

Mali's military rulers faced a security crisis Sunday after coordinated nationwide attacks by jihadist fighters and ...