Mali Mali: French citizen and Belgian security worker killed in militant attack Five people, including a French citizen and a Belgian security worker, have been killed in a militant attack in the Malian capital Bamako. Police say 07/03/2015
Mali Five dead in nightclub attack in Mali capital An attack on a nightclub in Mali’s capital Bamako has left five people dead and eight others injured. Three European nationals are among the dead 07/03/2015
Mali Peace deal on the cards in northern Mali The government in Mali says it has agreed to a preliminary accord 01/03/2015
Cinema Timbuktu: a poignant drama on fundamentalist Islam Based on real events, 'Timbuktu' by Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako is a passionate and beautifully shot film about the invasion of Mali by radical Islamists who want to impose Sharia law. 13/02/2015
Mali Mali's health minister declares the West African country officially free of the deadly Ebola virus After 42 days during which no new cases of Ebola have been recorded in Mali, the government says the epidemic there is over, but people are urged to continue with preventative measures 19/01/2015
Mali French hostage Serge Lazarevic freed three years after capture by al Qaeda in Mali A French hostage has been freed by North African Islamist militants who had abducted him in Mali three years ago. Serge Lazarevic was taken by 09/12/2014