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Trump bars Palestinians from entering US on PA-issued travel docs
The US has imposed full restrictions and entry limitations on nationals from five countries - Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria - in addition to the initial list of 12 countries.
Al Qaeda-linked terrorists kill at least 10 soldiers in Niger, sources say
Mali army killed 31 villagers in attacks on insurgent area, HRW says
UN warns of looming famine in Sudan, Gaza among numerous hotspots
Biden announces US support for African Union joining G20
The statement comes as part of Washington's efforts to reinvigorate ties with a region that has taken a back seat to other priorities in recent years.
Two UN peacekeepers killed, 5 wounded in northern Mali attack - UN
Insecurity has grown in the West African country since Islamist insurgents who took root in its arid north a decade ago escalated attacks and seized territory.
Russia and Turkey’s role in Africa gains spotlight
Action in Africa is increasingly becoming part of the broader tensions between Moscow and the West.
Militants kill at least 31 in central Mali
A bus was attacked by unidentified gunmen as it traveled its twice-weekly route from the village of Songho to a market in Bandiagara.
Rwandan genocide 'kingpin' Bagosora dies in Mali prison
Theoneste Bagosora was serving a 35-year sentence after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the then International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
Military detain Mali's president, prime minister & defense minister
President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane & defense minister Souleymane Doucoure were all taken to a military base in Kati outside the capital Bamako, the sources said.
UN says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali terrorist attack
"The attack started with mortar fire, followed by an attempted car bomb and then a direct attack," a UN spokeswoman said.
France says it has killed senior al-Qaeda North Africa operative in Mali
"A historic figure of the jihadist movement in the Sahel, Bah ag Moussa is considered responsible for several attacks against Malian and international forces," Parly said in a statement.
Former Mali president Toure, democratic icon toppled in coup, has died
Toure's life, in many ways, symbolized the stop-start nature of democracy in the West African country.
West African States Economic Community tries to deal with the Mali coup
Intervention is always a tricky business, because the tangled ethnic and political details are different for each of the 15 member states.
