Here’s a close look at Mali: Geography: Mali is a vast, landlocked nation that straddles the Sahara Desert and whose borders touch Algeria to the north and Ivory Coast to the south, linking North ...

The blockade of southern Mali is designed to weaken the military government, incite the public and possibly consolidate control.

BAMAKO, Mali — Despite intensive aerial bombardments by French warplanes, Islamist insurgents grabbed more territory in Mali on Monday, including a strategic military camp, bringing them much closer ...

April 26 (Reuters) - President Amadou Toumani Toure, a former coup leader, is bidding for a second term in office in Sunday's presidential elections in Mali. Toure, credited with returning Mali to ...