Mali

Adama Cisse: the French trash collector fired for sleeping during break

A photograph posted to social media of a man sleeping in uniform while on break has caused a national scandal in France.

Attack kills 14 in Mali as hunter-herder tensions grow

Armed men on motorbikes, wearing garb of traditional hunters known as Dozo, attack Siba village in central Mali, killing 13 men and one girl, UN says.

France, West Africa nations vow to step up anti-militant fight

France and five Sahel region nations agree to combine forces against militants in volatile region, leaders say after a summit in Pau, southwest France, with President Macron pledging 220 more troops to reinforce Barkhane operation.

Has the US military been successful in Africa?

The withdrawal of US troops from West Africa will affect the region as well as the militarisation in Africa

Militants kill 14 troops in Niger ambush

"Heavily-armed terrorists" target convoy in western region of Tillaberi, killing seven police personnel and seven national guards, interior ministry says.

France says it carried out first armed drone strike in Mali

France joins a tiny group of countries that use armed drones, including the United States.

Three French flood rescuers killed in helicopter crash

The Var and the neighbouring Alpes-Maritimes region are on red alert for floods which disrupted train services and cut the A8 motorway for four hours Sunday evening. At least two people have been killed by floods in the French Riviera.

At least 13 French soldiers killed in helicopter collision in Mali

French Defence Minister Florence Parly said an investigation has been opened to determine the exact circumstances of the accident.

Not Jeff Bezos, or Bill Gates: Mali’s Mansa Musa was the richest man ever

Ask anyone who the world’s all-time richest person is and you’ll probably hear Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Gates or Warren Buffett - but that is of course, wrong.

Wonder boy Mohamed gives Egypt perfect start in Olympics quest

Mostafa Mohamed has earned rave reviews for his performances with top Egyptian club Zamalek at home and in Africa, with some pundits comparing him to legendary forward Hossam Hassan.

Daesh claims deadly attacks on Malian troops, French army convoy

Mali was hit by two large-scale attacks on the country's military on Friday, in which at least 54 people have been killed. Another attack on a French army convoy in the Indelimane area on Saturday left one French soldier dead.

Mali says at least 54 killed in militant attack on army post

The attack deals another blow to the West African country's military, which is still reeling from deadly raids in late September in which 38 soldiers were killed.