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Africa

France must investigate its potential war crime in Mali, activists demand

French defence ministry has disputed UN's findings that it bombed a wedding party in January
Africa
The French might have bombed a wedding party in Mali. And no one seems to care
Azad Essa
US Protests
Cornel West on US protests: The chickens have come home to roost
Africa
Massacre in Mali: How the 'war on terror' fuels tribal violence in the Sahel
al-Qaeda
France kills senior al-Qaeda commander in Mali operation
al-Qaeda
Armed Islamist leaders in Libya claim al-Qaeda's Belmokhtar is still alive
Wagner Group
Foreign mercenaries in new scramble for Africa and the Sahel
Inside Algeria
EXCLUSIVE: Sahel al-Qaeda offered immunity in 'secret French-backed deal'
Diplomacy
Saudi Arabia pumps $100m into West African force to battle militants
Gulf Tensions
Saudi policies destabilising Middle East, says Qatar foreign minister
Refugees
Refugees in Mauritania in lonely fight for mental health care
Heritage
Mali militant found liable for $3.2m damage to Sufi shrines
al-Qaeda
France is our first enemy, says 'emir' of new al-Qaeda affiliate
Heritage
Mali militant jailed for nine years for Timbuktu shrine attacks
Refugees
'The Sahel is on fire': The Malian refugee crisis the world forgot
al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda in Mali claims kidnapping of Swiss missionary
Islamic State
Belmokhtar's killing would be major blow for AQIM
Islamic State
North African militant group kidnaps Romanian mineworker
Culture
Timbuktu’s Mauritanian director shortlisted for Oscar
Libya Crisis
Libya crisis 'threatens to destabilize' entire region, spillover to Sahel
Libya Crisis
France’s Operation Barkane Launches First Attack in Sahel
Diplomacy
France’s Operation Barkhane and Saharan ghosts
Jeremy Keenan
Investigators scour through debris at Air Algerie crash site