In this April 24, 2012, file photo, released Swiss hostage Beatrice Stoeckli, left, stands in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Body of Swiss hostage kidnapped by Al-Qaeda affiliate recovered in Mali

Politics Apr 02
The body of a Swiss woman who was held hostage for more than five years by an extremist Islamic group in Mali has been found and identified, the Malian foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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UN probe finds French strike in Mali in January killed 19 civilians
Politics Mar 31
A UN probe has linked France to the recent airstrike that killed 19 civilians gathered for a wedding in Mali.
Amadou Sanogo was accused of killing 21 elite soldiers in a 2012 putsch
Mali court ends trial of former coup leader Sanogo
Politics Mar 16
A court in Mali's capital Bamako on Monday ended a much-delayed trial of former coup leader Amadou Sanogo, who was accused of killing 21 elite soldiers in a 2012 putsch.
File photo: The UN says more than 231 peacekeepers in Mali have been killed due to hostile accidents
UN 'strongly condemns' attack on peacekeepers in central Mali
Politics Feb 11
The United Nations has strongly condemned an attack on a peacekeepers base in central Mali. 28 peacekeepers from Togo were injured when the temporary UN base in Kerena, near Douentza, was hit by fire early Wednesday morning. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, regularly attack UN peacekeepers and soldiers.
Central Mali has seen a string of deadly attacks since the start of the year
At least nine Malian soldiers killed in suspected militant attack
Politics Feb 03
Nine troops were killed in Mali's troubled central region early Wednesday when their camp came under attack from jihadists, security sources said.
Mali's transitional president, Bah N'Daw with French president Emmanuel Macron in
Mali's interim leader Bah N'daw meets with Macron in Paris
Politics Jan 28
Mali's transitional president, Bah N'Daw has met with French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss bilateral cooperation.
Five other guardsmen were also injured in the attack
Roadside bomb kills three Malian troops
Politics Jan 22
Three Malian troops were killed and five wounded by a roadside bomb in the centre of the country Thursday, military sources said, in the latest attack in the Sahel state.