Mali and its neighbours have for more than a decade battled militant groups allied to Islamic State and al-Qaeda while ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.Tens ...

The Rencontres de Bamako photography biennale took place ... and one boat on the Niger River was flying Malian and Russian flags. A Russian mercenary base is located roughly 20 km (12 miles ...

The Rencontres de Bamako photography biennale took place from mid-November until mid-January without ... The junta has partnered with Russian mercenary forces to try to improve security, and one boat ...