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A general view of Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako on 8 November 2025. This week Air France announced the official closure of all operations in Mali, not having flown into the country since August 2023. - AFP - -

Air France closes its Mali operation as flights remain halted since 2023

Jun 18, 2026 | Mali

Air France is permanently closing its local office in Mali, where the French airline has not operated since 2023 because ...

Jun 11, 2026 | Mali

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the

Jun 9, 2026 | Mali

Somalia on Tuesday defended award-winning referee Omar Artan after he was denied entry to the United States, preventing ...

Jun 5, 2026 | Mali

A Malian court has ordered a 20-year jail term against an official at the French embassy accused of being a spy for und ...

Jun 5, 2026 | Mali

Ghaly, leader of the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) the biggest jihadist force battling many of the ...

Jun 3, 2026 | Mali

Heavy gunfire broke out in central Mogadishu on Wednesday as Somalia's former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire said he w ...

May 22, 2026 | Mali

Hemmed in by a jihadist blockade of the Malian capital, Muslims in Bamako have been forced to spend Eid away from their ...

May 21, 2026 | Mali

The weapons were dropped at least twice last week during anti-terror operations in northern

May 19, 2026 | Mali

Tears soaked Cherifa's veil as she recounted how her son was beheaded by a unit of Malian soldiers and Russian paramilit ...

May 18, 2026 | Mali

Somaliland celebrates its first independence day on Monday since being recognised as a country by Israel, but not everyo ...

May 17, 2026 | Mali

Separatists from the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) along with the al-Qaeda-linked jihadist Group for the Supp ...

May 15, 2026 | Mali

Almost a third of the population is affected by food insecurity, according to data published Thursday from the UN-backed ...

May 14, 2026 | Mali

Mali's army carried out overnight airstrikes on the northern town of Kidal, which has been under the control of Tuareg s ...