In an internal note dated 3 February, analysts of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) expressed concern about the emergence in the Nampala region of central Mali of a new jihadist group.

Prominent jihadist leader Amadou Koufa. Mali’s army said on Saturday it had confirmed the death of Koufa, in a raid by French forces on Thursday night. [Courtesy] Mali’s army said on Saturday it had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Malian police stand guard in an armored vehicle near the site of an attack on a hotel in Bamako that had been converted into the ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French forces have "put out of action" some 30 Islamist militants, possibly including veteran Malian jihadist leader Amadou Koufa, during a raid in the central Mali region of Mopti, ...

In a report by AFP, the slain Islamic cleric has been identified as Aladji Sekou, who had repeatedly refused advances to join the insurgents led by radical Islamic preacher Amadou Koufa. Gunmen attack ...

A digital war is unfolding in Mali alongside a jihadist conflict that has claimed thousands of lives: the battle to sway young minds is being waged on the mobile phone. He says fiery sermons relayed ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for heightened efforts to "decapitate" Al-Qaeda-linked groups in the Sahel region, which is struggling with a grinding Islamist insurgency. Speaking ...