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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.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2025.
Soldiers from Burkina Faso walk after the closing ceremony of the US sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023.

Al Qaeda-linked terrorists kill at least 10 soldiers in Niger, sources say

A child sits holding a sponge at a car wash, amid ongoing fuel shortages caused by a blockade imposed by al Qaeda-linked insurgents in early September, in Bamako, Mali, October 31, 2025.

Mali army killed 31 villagers in attacks on insurgent area, HRW says

Asha Kano Kavi, an internally displaced woman from Kadugli, serves wild boiled leaves for food to orphaned children at the Bruam IDP Camp within the Sudan's People Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) controlled area in Tobo County in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan June 22, 2024

UN warns of looming famine in Sudan, Gaza among numerous hotspots


West African mediators arrive in Mali seeking reversal of coup

The presidents of Ivory Coast and Guinea are among those pushing for a tough response.

Supporters of Imam Mahmoud Dicko and other opposition political parties protest after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keit rejected concessions, aimed at resolving a months-long political stand-off, in Bamako, Mali July 10, 2020

Malian colonel declares himself as junta head after president ousted

Junta members met government ministry officials late on Wednesday to map out a return to stability, a day after detaining President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in a coup.

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Mali soldiers promise elections after coup condemned abroad

It was still not clear early on Wednesday who was leading the revolt.

Supporters of Imam Mahmoud Dicko and other opposition political parties protest after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keit rejected concessions, aimed at resolving a months-long political stand-off, in Bamako, Mali July 10, 2020

Mali protesters take over state TV building, station goes off-air

Police fired tear gas and several rounds of gunfire as they tried to force protesters out the building.

Supporters of Imam Mahmoud Dicko and other opposition political parties protest after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keit rejected concessions, aimed at resolving a months-long political stand-off, in Bamako, Mali July 10, 2020

French army kills al-Qaeda North Africa chief Droukdel -defense minister

Droukdel was believed to be hiding in the mountains of northern Algeria. The group operates across northern Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Algeria.

Members of MINUSMA Chadian contingent patrol in Kidal, Mali

French forces kill 33 militants in Mali - Macron

France, the former colonial power in Mali and Ivory Coast, is the only Western country with a significant military presence in Mali and the wider Sahel, an arid region of West Africa.

French soldiers heading to Mali, January 2013.

Militants kill 54 in attack on Mali army post; IS claims responsibility

Islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack via its Amaq news agency on Saturday, without providing evidence.

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