BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Algeria said Tuesday it shot down a military drone near the country's border with Mali in the first incident of its kind during growing tensions between the two countries governing ...

From being a rock band player who toured the world, Iyad ag Ghali became the most dreaded al Qaeda in the Western Sahara who ...

Ghali led a new Tuareg uprising, signing a ceasefire in 1991 after initial gains. He emerged as the face of the rebellion, ...

A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...

The Ségou'Art Festival, held annually in Mali, showcases the power of art and culture in uniting people despite political and ...

Mali’s crisis began in 2012, when coalitions of Tuareg secessionists known collectively as the Coordination of Azawad ...

We traveled to Africa to visit Algeria, where we saw the Sahara Desert, drank foamy tea, ate bread and experienced the change ...

Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

A separatist group in Mali said an airstrike on a market in the country’s north has killed at least 18 people. Mali’s army ...