For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier ...

We provide services to Canadians visiting and living in Mali. The Embassy of Canada in Bamako is following the situation and providing consular service for Canadians in Niger. Canadians in need of ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

“Batto” rolls with the driving Takamba rhythm of the Tuareg people, a graceful dance nodding to the women who organize celebratory ceremonies, a staple of the Mali culture but banned in the north.

European explorers heard about Timbuktu and tried to make the long and treacherous trek to visit the city. Although not as ...

Spread the loveIntroduction Ségou, the fourth-largest city in Mali, sits on the Niger River and is known for its colonial ...

Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run ...

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has just announced its biennial list of 25 cultural heritage sites that are under threat – and for the first time ever, it’s gone lunar. The preservation ...

Eric Chelle's Mali were knocked out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations by Ivory Coast, who scored a 90th-minute equaliser and then a 122nd-minute winner Nigeria have appointed former Mali boss Eric ...

Mali's ruling military junta this week accused its neighbour Algeria of "interference" and supporting "terrorist groups", according to a government statement. The Malian Foreign Ministry said it ...

The midfielder, who has one cap for Mali, has joined Austrian Bundesliga side LASK for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old had one minute of Championship action for the Blades, off the bench in a ...