Islamist forces in northern Mali have seized the key town of Gao after clashes with Tuareg-led rebels, reports say.

In the space of a few months, the famously tolerant and seemingly stable democracy of Mali has seen half its territory seized by a feuding assortment of Islamist militants and Tuareg separatists, and i...

Islamist fighters in northern Mali have planted anti-personnel mines around Gao to counter a potential attack by Tuareg-led rebels, residents tell the BBC.

NIAMEY, Niger ? A couple of months ago, Saadi Gaddafi and his entourage partied at a swank restaurant in this steamy West African capital. When the DJ played a Tuareg song glorifying his late father, ...

Teacher tells of fleeing ethnic attacks during Mali rebellion

A vast new sanctuary is emerging for al-Qaeda?s African followers in the desert wastelands of northern Mali, where Tuareg secessionists, allied with extremist Muslim guerrillas, have shaken off govern...

"Creare sistema politico-amministrativo" in vista secessione

Tuareg rebels in Mali attack the strategic northern garrison town of Gao with heavy weapons, hours after another town, Kidal, fell to their control.

Corrisponenti: tregua unilaterale, armi riposte in teli

Tuareg nel nord vogliono sfruttare il caos del golpe