Tuareg

Dozens of civilians killed as Daesh, Al Qaeda militants clash in Mali

Malian authorities say at least 100 people have been killed in several days of fighting over territory between Daesh and local Al Qaeda in the east of the country.

Mali agrees to integrate 26,000 ex-rebels into army

Ex-combatants will be merged in "two tranches of 13,000" fighters, says junta-appointed government, a move billed to help restructure the national army and better represent northern Tuareg region.

Militants blamed for killing civilians in northern Mali

At least 20 civilians killed in several hamlets in Anchawadj commune, a few dozen kilometres north of Gao town, officials say.

The world in music: Our top 10 albums of 2021

Afghan hip-hop, Indonesian folk metal and South African spiritual jazz were among this year's sonic highlights from around the world.

A timeline of Mali’s recent political instability

With Mali experiencing another coup amid widespread protests, could the country fall back into chaos?

Libyan tribes, their loyalties, and Egypt's bait, explained

Egypt is threatening the UN-backed government of Libya with a tribal rebellion, but many tribe leaders have slammed the former military general. Here's a breakdown of Libya's tribal demographics.

Hope evaporates as climate change dehydrates northern Mali

Northern Mali's population is fast dwindling as people flee desertification, drought and armed conflict only to end up in places where they face increased competition for resources.

France's neo-colonial ‘War on Terror’ in Mali

French-backed militarisation in Mali is aimed at protecting its economic interests, and only compounds Mali's problems.

Mali attack toll rises to 23: army

Sunday's assault by a group with suspected terror links on an army camp killed 23 soldiers, military sources said on Monday, raising an initial death toll of 21.

Violence-hit Mali extends emergency by a year

The eighth largest country in Africa and one of the poorest in the world, the landlocked Sahel state has been grappling with violence since 2012. It has faced a wave of violence by groups linked to Al Qaeda and Tuareg separatist rebels.

Suspicion of electoral fraud revives ethnic tension in Mali

Eighteen of the 24 candidates in the election have accused the minister minister of territorial administration and decentralisation of being responsible for an "electoral robbery."

Suspected militants kill at least 40 Tuaregs in Mali - official

Mostly young men were killed in two attacks in northern Menaka region, which seem calculated to spark an ethnic conflict between Tuareg and Fulani herders, governor Daouda Maiga says.