JNIM jihadists advance on Bamako amid fuel crisis in Mali

A heavily armed jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military regime and its Russian partners are fighting jihadists who are increasingly affecting the lives of civilians across many Sahel...

Rajasthan accident: 18 dead as tempo traveller crashes into trailer truck in Phalodi, victims were devotees returning from...

Home News Rajasthan accident: 18 dead as tempo traveller crashes into trailer truck in Phalodi, victims were devotees returning from... At least 18 people were killed when a tempo traveller rammed into a stationary trailer truck in Phalodi...

Jihadi fighters affiliated with al Qaeda close in on Mali’s capital, as instability grows across Sahel region

A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who now hold sway in many parts of the huge Sahelian...

Korea plans travel ban on Mali over terrorist activities

Published: 02 Nov. 2025, 12:22 A bus runs on a road in Bamako, the capital of Mali, Oct. 28. [XINHUA/YONHAP] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday it is planning to impose a travel ban on Mali over increased terrorist activities in the...

Al-Qaida Poised to Take Over Mali, First Country for Militants

Mali faces mounting pressure from al-Qaida-linked militants as the U.S.-designated terrorist group tightens its grip on supply routes leading to the capital, Bamako, according to the Wall Street Journal. The U.S. this week urged its citizens to...

State Department Issues Advisories Against Traveling to 3 African Nations

A protester holds up a sign demanding that U.S. soldiers leave Niger during a demonstration in the capital Niamey, on April 13, 2024. AFP via Getty Images The U.S. State Department issued updated travel advisories for three African nations—Mali,...

5 African countries added to U.S. high-risk travel list amid growing instability

The latest travel advisories, issued between September and October 2025, place Mali and Niger at Level 4: Do Not Travel, Sudan also at Level 4, while Madagascar and Tanzania have both been raised to Level 3: Reconsider Travel. The updated...

S. Korea plans travel ban on Mali over terrorist activities

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Saturday it is planning to impose a travel ban on Mali over increased terrorist activities in the African nation. The ban -- the highest Level 4 of a four-tier travel warning system -- is...

Al-Qaeda on the brink of capturing THIS Country? US, Italy, and Germany on alert, issue travel advisories for citizens, Al-Qaeda linked JNIM to...

Home News Al-Qaeda on the brink of capturing THIS Country? US, Italy, and Germany on alert, issue travel advisories for citizens, Al-Qaeda linked JNIM to... JNIM, which governs many rural regions, imposed the blockade on September 3 in response to...

Jihadists have blockaded Mali’s capital. What’s at stake

A coalition of jihadist groups affiliated with al-Qaida have laid siege to landlocked Mali’s capital. For over a month, they have attacked convoys supplying Bamako with fuel, putting considerable pressure on the military junta that has been ruling...

Westerners are fleeing the country in droves, what is currently happening in Mali?

The fuel shortage in Mali has served as a pretext for the United States, Germany, and Italy to ask their citizens to leave the country as soon as possible. This is a way to further dramatize the situation in this country facing terrorism. Germany...

Tourism sector targets growth beyond 5.7% GDP contribution

By Christabel Danso ABEAM The tourism sector is gearing-up for a strong rebound in 2025, as the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) intensifies efforts to raise the industry’s contribution to the national economy beyond its current 5.7 percent share of...

Mali unveils new biometric passport with Emptech as supplier

Chinese biometrics firm Emptech is the supplier of Mali’s new biometric passport which was officially launched a few days ago. The travel document is modelled in line with the new passport regime of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), made up...

Tourism Sector Targets Higher GDP Contribution

Ghana Tourism Authority aims to exceed 5.7 percent share Ghana’s tourism sector is intensifying efforts to raise its contribution to national economy beyond 5.7 percent of Gross Domestic Product as the industry rebounds strongly in 2025. The...

U.S. ordered all nonemergency personnel, family to leave Mali

Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of State on Thursday ordered non-emergency employees and their family members to leave Mali, where the government is in armed conflict with al-Qaida-linked terrorists. "The Department of State ordered...

Mali fuel crisis spirals amid armed group blocking supplies to capital

Parts of Mali’s capital have been brought to a near standstill as a group affiliated with al-Qaeda imposes an economic siege on the country by blocking routes used by fuel tankers, in a bid to turn the screw on the military government. As the...

US orders nonemergency personnel to leave Mali

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Thursday ordered non-emergency employees and their family members to leave Mali due to safety risks, as the government there comes under increasing pressure from al Qaeda-linked...

U.S. orders non-emergency employees to leave Mali because of safety risks

Open this photo in gallery:People gather at a gas station due to shortage of petrol in Bamako, Mali, earlier this month.Idriss Sangare/Reuters The U.S. State Department on Thursday ordered non-emergency employees and their family members to leave...

US orders non-emergency employees to leave Mali due to safety risks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Thursday ordered non-emergency employees and their family members to leave Mali due to safety risks, as the government there comes under increasing pressure from al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who...

After US, Italy asks citizens to leave Mali amid fuel blockade, fears of Al Qaeda takeover

Italy has warned its citizens against travel to the African nation of Mali, citing the worsening security concerns there. “Italian nationals already in Mali are urged to leave the country as soon as possible,” the Italian Foreign Ministry said on...