Displacement of Malians and other West Africans away from northbound trans-Sahelian routes explains part of this increase.

An armed group has attacked an artisanal gold mining site in southern Mali, one of Africa's largest gold-producing countries.

BAMAKO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Mali's National Transitional Council (CNT) on Monday overwhelmingly adopted bills repealing the charter of political parties and the status of the political opposition.

Niger’s July 2023 coup also disrupted a long-standing protection system that enabled many traffickers to operate with a high ...