Extremists in Mali have forced Christians in yet another village to pay extortionate amounts in jizya Islamic tax, amid signs ...

Mali’s Transitional National Council passed a law on October 31 that makes homosexuality a criminal offense. The new ...

As Egypt expands its influence in North Africa, it continues to bump into rebellious Tuaregs, who are not alone in opposing Egyptian influence, While Egypt has the largest economy in North Africa, the ...

Mali’s centralized governance system, a holdover from French colonial rule, was originally designed for control rather than citizen service, contributing to public perceptions of the military as ...

But here at Point G, one of the largest hospitals in Bamako, koteba is also a way of offering support and a sense of community to people receiving psychiatric care. Mali has fewer than 50 mental ...

Mali's de facto parliament has passed a law criminalising same-sex acts in the junta-led country, the latest in Africa to adopt legislation targeting LGBTQ rights.

Mali's transitional national council passed a law on October 31 criminalizing homosexuality. The new legislation will ...

This feast is celebrated with great devotion in Mali and throughout the Sahel region and attracts ... the Malian government by carrying out their attacks during the secular and religious celebrations, ...

A new extremist group called Lakurawa is reportedly offering up to one million naira to young men in exchange for their allegiance, according to sources familiar with the situation. The group, which ...

Nigeria's military has warned of a new insurgent group, Lakurawas, infiltrating the country's northwest region from neighbouring Niger and Mali, its spokesperson said on Thursday.

Mali’s junta set aside funds to conduct elections next year, without saying when the vote will take place and despite previously deciding to postpone the ballot until 2027. The West African ...

At least eight people including children were killed and 20 injured in a drone strike at a fair in Mali's northern Timbuktu region, Tuareg rebels said on Tuesday. The rebel coalition known as the ...