Bamako: France called for peace talks between Mali’s government and “legitimate representatives” from the north, after French troops took up positions at Kidal, the last...
Bamako: French troops have entered Kidal, the last major town in their lightning drive to rout Islamist fighters from northern Mali, military officials said Wednesday....
TIMBUKTU, Mali: French-led forces received a hero’s welcome as they entered Mali’s fabled desert city of Timbuktu in a lightning advance north, as fleeing Islamists...
Bamako: French air strikes destroyed the home of the leader of an Al-Qaeda-linked group in northern Mali as French-led forces advanced Sunday on the Islamist...
Bamako: French-led forces Saturday wrested control of the airport at the Islamist stronghold of Gao, 1,200 kilometres (750 miles) northeast of the Mali capital Bamako,...
Bamako: French and Malian troops pushed north towards the key Islamist strongholds in northern Mali, as west African defence chiefs gathered in Ivory Coast Saturday...
Bamako: French and Malian troops have captured another northern town in their advance on the Islamist stronghold of Gao, as the insurgents bombed a key...
Bamako: Islamists have destroyed a key bridge linking eastern Mali to neighbouring Niger from where African troops are planning to open a new front, sources...
DIABALY, Mali: Mali’s army chief said his French-backed forces could reclaim the northern towns of Gao and fabled Timbuktu from Islamists in a month, as...