A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who ...

First-known attack in Nigeria by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin armed group active in Mali and Burkina Faso.

The Salafist jihadists JNIM have claimed an attack in northern Nigeria, on the border with Benin. It is the first time the al ...

The Foreign Ministry said Monday it imposed a travel ban on Mali over increased terrorist activities in the African nation.

The militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for its first attack in Nigeria, ...

Al-Qaeda is tightening its grip on Mali’s capital in a Taliban-style bid to seize control of the west African nation.

JNIM, which governs many rural regions, imposed the blockade on September 3 in response to fuel sales in rural regions ...

The U.S. Embassy in Mali told all American citizens on Tuesday to leave the country due to a severe fuel crisis and security ...

A JNIM blockade of key transit hubs has choked Bamako of fuel, raising pressure on Mali’s already weakened military junta.

The blockade of southern Mali is designed to weaken the military government, incite the public and possibly consolidate control.

A fuel blockade imposed by al-Qaeda-aligned militants has paralyzed the capital of Mali and roiled its repressive military ...

Al-Qaeda–linked militant group, a Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed a soldier in central Nigeria this week, its first known attack in ...