A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the military government and raising concern that the jihadists might try ...
Multiple terrorist groups operate in Mali. An al Qaida-linked group known locally as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin ...
The term “Françafrique” describes the political, economic and military networks built to preserve French influence in Africa. It refers to a past era but many believe that it still shapes relations ...
A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who ...
The West African nation of Mali, one of the countries comprising the Sahel region to the south of the Sahara Desert, has been fighting extremists for years. But a coalition of al-Qaeda and ISIS ...
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is the latest to return “home” to Africa, joining a growing list of A-list celebrities tracing their ...
Raila belonged to that now-tiny tribe of politicians who still spoke about justice and redistribution to the masses.
T he first leaders of independent African countries were often known as fathers of their nations. Today Paul Biya, Cameroon’s president, is old enough to be the great-great-grandfather of some voters ...
A self-styled African tribe living in a woodland area in the Scottish Borders have been banned from moving back to private land they were previously evicted from. The group, who have named themselves ...
With ‘Saving Grace,’ the Led Zeppelin frontman reminds us that he is the most curious, insatiable member of rock’s greatest generation: “This is what you do when you’ve got some time and you’ve still ...
A self-styled "African tribe" who are camping in woodland in the Scottish Borders are staying put despite a second eviction notice. The so-called Kingdom of Kubala was ordered to vacate the land on ...
DAKAR, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Russian private mercenary operations in Mali have sowed resentment within the West African nation's army and military government, caused security lapses, and failed to yield ...