Armed fighters kill at least 30 people in attacks in central Mali
Several sources tell Reuters and AFP the al-Qaeda-affiliated assailants hit two villages in Mopti region on Wednesday.
Several sources tell Reuters and AFP the al-Qaeda-affiliated assailants hit two villages in Mopti region on Wednesday.
Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali have launched joint battalion aiming to bolster sovereignty after group booted out France, US.
Armed group piles pressure on the landlocked Sahel country and its military government.
Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM blocks fuel deliveries, causing school closures, power cuts as military rulers struggle to respond.
The al-Qaeda-linked group has imposed an economic siege on Bamako since September.
First-known attack in Nigeria by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin armed group active in Mali and Burkina Faso.
In letters seen by Al Jazeera, US AFRICOM admits to killing civilians in air raids, but refuses ‘condolence payment’.
In Benin and across West Africa, riders viewed with suspicion as motorcycles now synonymous with armed fighters.
An al-Qaeda affiliate earlier claimed responsibility for ‘coordinated and high-quality attacks’ in the country.
The men provided assistance to al-Shabab fighters who attacked the DusitD2 complex in Nairobi, killing 21 people.
Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki, wanted by the US, challenges Houthi dominance of Arab and Muslim world’s resistance movement.
![A woman reacts as she is reunite with family after being evacuated from the DusitD2 compound in Nairobi after a blast followed by a gun battle rocked the upmarket hotel complex on January 15, 2019. [File: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/000_1CA25U-1750356214.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
