Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali - BBC speaks to eyewitnesses

A shopkeeper has told the BBC how Russian mercenaries fighting jihadists in Mali carried out the cold-blooded murder of two ...
The Africa Report

Mali: Can this man save Bamako from a jihadi onslaught?

To try to loosen the jihadist stranglehold on Bamako, the transitional president has bet on senior officer Famouké Camara who ...

Mali suspends French TV channels over alleged false reports

Mali's ruling junta has suspended two French TV channels for broadcasting alleged false information about a fuel blockade by ...
Reporters Without Borders

Media space continues to shrink in Mali, with three reporters arrested and broadcast bans on five media

Pressure on the media from both the authorities and armed groups has grown in Mali’s capital and regions in recent weeks, in ...
The Citizen

Simba depart for Mali ahead of crucial Caf Cup encounter

Simba currently sit at the bottom of Group D with zero points following their 1-0 defeat to Petro Atletico of Angola.
The Economist

A fuel blockade shows the frightening power of Mali’s jihadists

Earlier this month schools in Bamako, Mali’s capital, began reopening after a two-week closure—the latest sign of normality, ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN

What are Russian forces doing in Mali amid jihadist blocade?

Russian forces fighting in Mali have failed to break the country free from a stifling fuel blockade and attacks waged by ...

Al Qaeda-affiliated militants cripple fuel supplies to Mali's capital

Militants from an Al Qaeda affiliate in land-locked Mali have been attacking fuel convoys for months. The blockade has strangled fuel supplies to the capital city.