Mali's military rulers faced a security crisis Sunday after coordinated nationwide attacks by jihadist fighters and ...

Mali’s interim president, Col. Assimi Goita, has taken direct control of the country’s defence portfolio following the killing of the sitting minister in a wave of coordinated assaults that have ...

Assimi Goïta assumes defense portfolio after reshuffle Move follows deadly attacks and the death of former defense minister Security situation worsens as jihadist groups step up operations Mali’s ...

Bamako, Mali May 5, 2026 In a dramatic consolidation of power amid one of Mali 39;s gravest security crises in over a decade, General Assimi Go iuml;ta the country 39;s military ruler has assumed ...

Mali's Tuareg rebels declared that the country's ruling junta "will fall" and that they intended to conquer the north, in an ...

Russian backing for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters striking significant blows in recent days ...