Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed Friday when suspected jihadists staged a major attack on their camp in Aguelhok, northern Mali, the UN mission said.

Four UN troops die in major attack in northern Mali

A French air strike in January killed 19 civilians and three armed men at a wedding in the remote desert of central Mali, United Nations investigators said on Tuesday, contradicting France's account that only Islamist militants were hit.

French air strike killed 19 civilians at Mali wedding party: United Nations

Twin attacks on the army in central Mali overnight killed six soldiers, the military said Sunday. Some 30 suspected jihadists were also left dead in response. A number of wounded soldiers were evacuated by helicopter, a medical source said.

Suspected jihadists kill six Mali soldiers in twin attacks

India has lauded the UN Peacekeeping mission in Mali at a United Nations Security Council meeting, pointing out the "important role" played by it in "stabilizing the security situation" in the country through "political and military support to the peace process, along with its confidence-building measures".

India lauds UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, highlights its support to the country 

Tensions are escalating in central Mali. Some people were killed in a French airstrike this weekend. France says they were terrorists. The locals say it was a wedding party.

Wedding party or terrorists? French air strikes escalate tensions in Mali

France is understood to be considering to exit Mali, the country in which it sent troops to prevent jihadists from taking over. It faces tough choices over how to keep pursuing Islamist extremists without becoming bogged down in a potentially unwinnable war.

France seeks exit strategy from Mali after eight-year campaign

It has been a violent and bloody start to the New Year in Mali as on January 2 two French soldiers were killed in Mali after an explosive device hit their vehicle.

French troops face grim reality in Mali

Two French soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northeastern Mali on Saturday. President Emmanuel Macron "learnt with great sadness" of the deaths of Sergeant Yvonne Huynh and Brigadier Loic Risser in the Menaka region, his office said in a statement.

Bomb kills two French soldiers in Mali

Mali known for it's musical & cultural events attracted artists from across the West Africa to this years Annual Slam Poetry Festival. WION brings you a report.

Young poets participate in Mali's Annual Slam Poetry Festival 2020

A French aid worker kidnapped in Mali has been released after 1,381 days in captivity. The 75-year-old Sophie Pétronin returned to France on Friday. WION's Palki Sharma gets you her story.

Gravitas: French hostage released in Mali after 1,381 days in captivity

An elderly French aid worker and a top Malian politician landed in the capital Bamako to an emotional reunion with their loved ones after being released from captivity by presumed jihadists.

Kidnapped Mali politician, French aid worker and two Italians freed

Kidnapped Malian politician Soumaila Cisse, French aid worker Sophie Petronin and two Italians were freed Thursday after long periods in the hands of Islamist insurgents.

Kidnapped Mali politician, French aid worker and 2 Italians freed

Insurgency-hit Mali freed over 100 alleged or convicted jihadists over the weekend in a bid to secure the release of a top politician and French charity worker, an official in charge of the negotiations told AFP on Monday.

Mali frees over 100 jihadists seeking hostage swap

Former Malian foreign minister Moctar Ouane has been named prime minister by the country's interim president Bah Ndaw, state television announced Sunday. Ouane, 64, served as foreign minister between 2004 and 2011 during Amadou Toumani Toure's presidency.

Former Mali foreign minister Moctar Ouane named transitional premier

Mali's military junta will hold meetings on Saturday to discuss its promised transition to civilian rule after mounting pressure from neighbours to yield power in the weeks since it overthrew the nation's leader.

New Mali junta opens talks on transition to civilian rule

Mali's ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was hospitalised in the capital Bamako on Tuesday evening for an overdue check-up with his doctor, a source said, six days after he was released from detention by the country's new military leadership.

Ousted Mali president in hospital for checks, says source close to family

The protest coalition that campaigned against former Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has proposed that the military junta that ousted him organise a transition to civilian rule within 24 months, one of its leaders said Sunday.

Mali protest movement proposes 2-year transition to civilian rule

Mali military rulers said on Saturday they were postponing their first meeting over the transfer of powers due to "organisational reasons" nearly two weeks after ousting the president in a coup.

Mali junta postpones first meeting over transfer of powers

The junta that seized power in Mali wants a military-led transitional body to rule for three years, and has accepted that ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita return home

Mali Junta wants military govt to rule for three years

West African leaders arrived in Mali on Saturday to try to push for a speedy return to civilian rule after a military coup in the troubled nation. The delegation, headed by former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, plans to meet members of the new junta as well as ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

West African leaders add to pressure on Mali after coup

Thousands marched on the streets of Mali's capital to celebrate the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, as the West African nation's political opposition backed the military’s junta plan to eventually hand over power to a civilian transitional government.

Thousands of Malians celebrated the coup in Bamako

Mali's new military junta said Thursday it would put in place a transitional government as its West Africa neighbours said they would dispatch envoys to help secure "the immediate return of constitutional order" and called for its ousted president to be restored to office.

Mali junta plans 'transitional' govt as West African bloc stands by Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

One of Mali's most influential power brokers, Mahmoud Dicko, will withdraw from politics, his spokesman said, after a meeting on Wednesday with leaders of a military coup who have promised to oversee elections within a "reasonable" time.

Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election

Two days after the military coup in Mali, now there is more clarity on who was behind his hostile takeover and what they hope to achieve from it. Watch report.

Military coup in Mali: African Union suspends Mali's membership

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