Mali's northern Timbuktu region, Tuareg rebels said on Tuesday. The rebel coalition known as the

. FILE PHOTO: A Tuareg child pushes away a Bella girl( L) at a camp for Malian refugees in Goudebou

DAKAR, Oct 31( Reuters)-Mali's northern Tuareg rebels said they had seized a base in Kidal vacated

It was the one of the largest gatherings there since the easing of COVID restrictions earlier this year. Francis limped to a chair behind the altar but stood to individually greet some participants.... They include Polish priest Maximilian Kolbe and Sister Edith Stein, a German nun who converted from Judaism.... Both were killed in the Auschwitz camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.( Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)....

Mali's former Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Ma？... Maiga, who served as prime minister of Mali from 2017 until 2019, was 67.He remained an influential figure in security policy in Mali and the surrounding Sahel region and had been detained since August 2021 when the country was taken over by a military junta.... Maiga died in a clinic, he said. The information has been confirmed by several other people close to him....

The EU has said it will impose its own restrictions in line with ECOWAS, likely later in January.... " We must continue to dialogue with Mali because we don't want to isolate Mali, we want a Mali that is capable of overcoming this crisis," Del Re said, adding that she had faith talks would happen. The two sides have not made public any schedule for talks.... Asked for comment, a spokesperson for Mali's government said authorities were also open to dialogue....

Mutinous soldiers have detained the president of Burkina Faso after gunfire erupted at military bases across the West African nation, making him the third head of state overthrown in this region in the past eight months, according to a Western official and an army officer in the country.Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight Authorities initially denied that President Roch Marc Kaboré was taken into military custody, asserting that the situation was calm even as soldiers battled

Woodke's captivity has now spanned three U.S. administrations." I have been repeatedly threatened[ by U.S. officials] that if I disclosed certain information that came from certain sources that I would no longer receive any information.... " The circumstances of that movement aren't understood yet." Woodke Family American missionary Jeffery Woodke in Niger prior to his kidnapping by Islamist militants in 2016.... I believe that you also desire that Jeff should be returned to his home and his w

On September 16, 2023, a new military bloc in West Africa appeared on the world map - the Alliance of Sahel States (AoSS). Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established the group when they concluded an agreement on mutual military assistance, the Liptako-Gourma Charter.

Listen 10 min Share Comment on this story Comment Add to your saved stories Save Earlier this year, U.S. and Qatari officials met in Doha to simulate a hostage situation.... The exercise was fast-moving and hazardous: Islamic State militants in Somalia had seized four aid workers, two Americans and two Qataris.... One is a 3-year-old child whose parents were killed in the Oct....