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What role has Russia played in Mali’s security and the Sahel region?

2026 [AFP] ## What happened to Russian fighters in the Mali attacks? Saturday’s attacks were

Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups

attacks from armed groups ![An ariel view of Bamako, Mali, April 25, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

What’s happening in Mali one week after attack by armed groups? All we know

attacker drove into his residence, the government said. The presidential decree appointing Goita to the role stipulated that he will also remain president while also taking on the new role. ![Interactive_Mali_May5_2026

What is the Azawad Liberation Front, part of the Mali attacks?

Mali Camara](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP26117285606907-1777374672.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack on his home in the garrison city of Kati near Bamako on April 25, 2026

Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

2026. Fighting is ongoing,” Mali’s military said in a statement on Saturday. Al-Qaeda-linked group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has claimed responsibility for attacks

Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows

2026. Photograph: Florence Miettaux/The Guardian States with the highest recorded incidents are the [occupied Palestinian Territory](https://www.unocha.org/occupied-palestinian-territory) with 9,013 attacks, followed by Yemen – 1,863 incidents – and Sudan, where food was targeted

Mapping Mali’s gold and natural resource wealth

attacks](/news/2026/4/27/rival-armed-groups-join-forces-against-the-malian-state-what-next) on targets across the country, killing Defence Minister Sadio Camara and prompting armed groups to declare a siege on the capital, Bamako. Amidst this struggle for security and control, Mali’s 24 million

Can Macron’s Kenya visit revive French influence in Africa?

2026 [Brian Ingang/AP] ## What happened at the summit? Macron announced on Tuesday that France would invest 23 billion euros ($27bn) in African countries, particularly in energy, artificial intelligence, and culture. Kenya’s President Ruto