Explore the extraordinary life of Iyad ag Ghali, once a whisky-drinking musician and now a feared jihadist warlord. Discover his journey from Tuareg rebel leader to extremist, impacting Mali and the ...

A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...

The Ségou'Art Festival, held annually in Mali, showcases the power of art and culture in uniting people despite political and ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with ...

Mali’s crisis began in 2012, when coalitions of Tuareg secessionists known collectively as the Coordination of Azawad ...

We traveled to Africa to visit Algeria, where we saw the Sahara Desert, drank foamy tea, ate bread and experienced the change ...

Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

Remarks by South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, about President Donald Trump were ‘unacceptable’, a State ...

Mali’s army said its attack targeted armed militants. The Collective for the Defense of the Rights of the Azawad People, part ...

An airstrike in northern Mali killed at least 18 people, a separatist group said, while the army says it targeted armed militants ...