BABA AHMED | The Seattle Times

April 20, 2023 at 12:21 am

Cattle raiding by jihadis soars in Mali, fuels conflict

Cattle raiding by Islamic extremists is soaring at unprecedented levels in Mali, with jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group stealing millions of...

February 21, 2023 at 6:05 pm

3 UN peacekeepers killed, 5 wounded by roadside bomb in Mali

The United Nations says three of its peacekeepers were killed and five others wounded by a roadside bomb in Mali.

February 6, 2023 at 9:06 am

Mali orders UN human rights official to leave the country

Mali’s government has ordered the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s human rights chief to leave the country by Tuesday.

January 26, 2023 at 7:40 am

Man sentenced to death in Mali for UN peacekeeper killings

The U.N. mission in Mali says a court in the West Afican nation's capital has sentenced a man to death for the killings of three...

January 24, 2023 at 9:21 am

World Health Organization employee abducted in northern Mali

The World Health Organization's director-general says an employee of the U.N. agency has been abducted by unidentified assailants in northern Mali.

November 22, 2022 at 5:35 am

Mali govt bans aid groups receiving funds from France

Mali’s government has announced a ban on aid groups that are funded by France.

October 17, 2022 at 9:55 am

3 UN peacekeepers die in Mali roadside bomb attack

Officials say three U.N. peacekeepers have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in northern Mali.

August 3, 2022 at 11:59 pm

Mali’s capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

Bamako, Mali’s bustling riverside capital of more than 2.5 million people, is on heightened alert as jihadi attacks have moved perilously close to the city.

July 15, 2022 at 7:05 am

Egypt to suspend its peacekeeping role in Mali, UN says

The United Nations mission in Mali says that Egypt will suspend its participation in the peacekeeping force in the West African country by mid-August, citing...

July 5, 2022 at 11:10 am

2 Egyptian peacekeepers killed, 5 others injured in Mali

Two United Nations peacekeepers from Egypt were killed and five others seriously wounded when their vehicle hit a landmine planted by suspected jihadis in northern...