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

armed attacks in recent years. The Africa Corps, a Russian Defence Ministry unit that replaced the private Wagner Group, was deployed in Mali after Goita asked French forces to withdraw in 2022. France had previously

Migrants in hiding as Mauritania pushbacks drastically cut Europe arrivals

Mali to Niger, where coups and attacks by various armed groups have prompted some to migrate and forced hundreds from their homes, have increased. In Mauritania, officials have blamed trafficking gangs and scaled up arrests

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

armed groups in the country. But Wagner’s withdrawal from Mali did not mean the departure of Russian fighters. Russian mercenaries have remained in the country under the banner of the Africa Corps, a separate

Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability

armed groups in December 2021 after asking French troops, who had been helping to hold off rebels in the north, to leave the country. France and other supporting European Union nations eventually withdrew in 2023

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

armed groups ignited the Malian civil war. It was led by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), made up of Tuareg fighters who had earlier taken refuge in Libya and fought

Mapping Mali’s gold and natural resource wealth

April 25, an al-Qaeda-linked [armed group](/news/2026/4/30/mali-crisis-who-are-the-key-leaders-to-know-about) joined forces with Tuareg separatists to [launch simultaneous 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

Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups

April 25, 2026. **uncredited/AP** uncredited/AP LAGOS, Nigeria—In Mali, West Africa, arme groups including Islamist militants have launched one of the largest coordinated attacks seen in recent years, targeting multiple cities across the country. Heavy

‘We saw terrible things’: Mali refugees tell of atrocities amid attacks

attacked along with the airport that serves Bamako and the northern cities of Kidal, Sevare and Gao. The groups have claimed control of Kidal. At least 16 people were injured, according to Malian authorities. Casualties

Mali crisis: Who are the key leaders to know about?

attacked several military bases across multiple cities, including areas where senior government officials live, and took control of the northern city of Kidal. Malian Defence Minister Sadio Camara and his family were killed in their

Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

April 25, 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 in Kati, near