Jihadists have nearly tripled their attacks on urban areas. Analysts fear an extended standoff could lead to many more civilian deaths. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal When the military ...

A Malian court has jailed a French embassy official for 20 years for "undermining state security" in a new blow to relations between the west African nation and its former colonial ruler, judicial ...

The Tuareg rebellion, Islamist occupation of the north, and political upheaval generated by a March military coup led to a drastic deterioration in respect for human rights in Mali. The insecurity led ...

After armed conflict resulted in the destruction of several historical mausoleums, these were reconstructed using traditional knowledge systems as part of an international cooperation campaign. The ...