Indian nationals abducted while Mali’s army and armed groups clash, raising concerns crisis could resonate beyond Sahel.

Mali’s junta chief has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable “as many times as necessary” and without ...

In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a programme of social projects, including free veterinary care, to tempt locals away from extremism.

During an evening worship service on Monday (July 7), suspected Islamic extremists gunned down a Baptist pastor and another ...