BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's ruling junta has declared an end to counterterrorism cooperation with France and expelled five French Embassy employees, according to a confidential letter seen by The ...

Motorcycles by a closed petrol station in Bamako, Mali, 31 October 2025. African Union Commission President Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expressed “deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security ...

France has advised French nationals to temporarily leave Mali “as soon as possible” as an armed group blockade upends daily life in the capital Bamako and other regions of the West African country.

France on Saturday said a Frenchman arrested in Mali is an accredited member of its embassy in the capital Bamako and that accusations against him were "unfounded". Mali said it took Yann Vezilier ...

France U20 were held to a 1-1 draw by a spirited Mali side in Avignon on Thursday evening before ultimately falling 5-4 in the penalty shootout. The result sees Les Bleuets miss the chance to secure ...

France on Thursday dismissed as "not only false but also unacceptable" claims by Mali of rowdy behaviour by French soldiers stationed in the West African nation to help it combat an Islamic insurgency ...

France is tripling the number of troops deployed to Mali to 2,500, an increase from the Tuesday morning count of 800, in an effort to thwart attempts by Islamic militants at occupying the West African ...

Mali suspended its counter-terrorism cooperation with France, days after its former colonial ruler said it’ll do the same following the arrest of a French envoy in Bamako. “The action comes in line ...

What exactly did White House Press Secretary Jay Carney mean when he said at his briefing Tuesday afternoon the U.S. is considering helping France with their assault against rebel forces in Mali?

A French national detained in Mali on accusations of plotting against the junta is a member of the French Embassy in Bamako, France’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry described the ...