Soldiers from the Wagner Group have helped Vladimir Putin advance his aim of restoring Russian power in Africa. But on the ...

As Africa’s Sahel region has replaced the Middle East as the epicenter of jihadism, young men are flocking to the cause. They ...

His speech failed to mention the role played by the Azawad Liberation Front (ALF) – the rebel group from northern Mali that prevented his sale to the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, negotiated his ...

The Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in recent ... “Reading the Quran made me want to read other religious texts. This captivity has been the beginning of a journey that will ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A landslide ...

The Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in recent years have been ... “Reading the Quran made me want to read other religious texts. This captivity has been the beginning of a journey that ...

Dozens of people have been killed and many others were injured in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious festival in northern India, police said. “Thirty devotees have unfortunately ...

Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most ...

Since 2022, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and now Côte d’Ivoire, have terminated defence agreements with France. This may present an opportunity for a long overdue assertion of sove ...

Barrick Gold Corp. and Mali are set to resume talks on resolving a monthslong dispute over the distribution of revenue from one of the world’s biggest gold mines. Negotiations between ...

National and royal flags fly outside religious sites in Thailand, Turkey, the U.S. and Israel. (Clockwise from top left: Vera Tikhonova, Westend61, Samuel Corum and Paul Souders, all via Getty Images) ...