Tag: Mali
Attackers try to stab the transitional president of Mali
BAMAKO, Mali — A man tried to stab Mali’s transitional President Col. Assimi Goita Tuesday at the Grand Mosque in the capital amid celebrations...
Jihadis expand control to new Burkina Faso fronts
BANFORA, Burkina Faso — Florent Coulibaly, a soldier in Burkina Faso’s army, says he hasn't been sleeping well for the past few months as...
As France plans to shrink Sahel force, jihadi threat grows
GAO, Mali — During a grueling, weeks-long mission in northern Mali, French soldiers were confronted by a familiar threat: Extremists trying to impose the...
Marine guilty of involuntary manslaughter in hazing death
NORFOLK, Va. — A member of an elite group of U.S. Marines has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and related charges for his role...
Lawyer: Marine played minor role in soldier’s hazing death
NORFOLK, Va. — A defense attorney for a U.S. Marine told jurors Wednesday that he played a minor role in the hazing of a...
UN says it’s `imperative’ Mali holds elections next February
UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday extending the U.N. peacekeeping mission in crisis-wracked Mali and said it’s “imperative” the...
Tunisian navy rescues 178 migrants, recovers 2 bodies
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian naval forces recovered two bodies and picked up 178 migrants from the Mediterranean on Sunday after the boats transporting them...
UN envoy: More insecurity in Mali will have `drastic’ impact
UNITED NATIONS — The new U.N. special envoy for crisis-wracked Mali warned Monday that further insecurity, especially in the country’s center and north, will...
Trial begins for Marine accused in soldier’s hazing death
NORFOLK, Va. — To hear a military prosecutor tell it, U.S. Marine Mario Madera-Rodriguez was tasked with smashing open the bedroom door of a...
Mali junta leader sworn in as president after 2nd coup
BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s coup leader Col. Assimi Goita was sworn in Monday as president of a transitional government, solidifying his grip on power...