Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said "the Russian presence in Africa is growing." ...

The Kremlin-backed Africa Corps is expected to take over security responsibilities, indicating Moscow’s long-term interest in ...

Russia’s Wagner paramilitary said it would cease operations against Islamic extremists in Mali, although Moscow will retain a ...

BAMAKO, Mali — A leading political activist whose family said that he was abducted by Mali’s military authorities has been ...

ShareThe resurgence of terror attacks in some parts of the Middle Belt and North East, despite government’s efforts, is ...

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the ...

The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country.

A number of Algeria's southern neighbours have withdrawn their ambassadors from Algiers after the North African country was accused of shooting down a Malian drone over Malian territory.

Mali denies the drone crossed the border, and the three-country bloc — the Alliance of Sahel States or AES — called the downing an “irresponsible act” that violated international law.

Some 1,500 French troops were in Niger providing training and on-the-ground military support to the local military in the fight against jihadi violence across the Sahel. READ MORE Can Azawad ...