Explainer – Why has France been at war for a decade in the West African desert?
Dakar, Senegal Reuters France and military allies are leaving Mali after using it for almost a decade as a base for fighting Islamist insurgents who continue to wreak havoc and control swathes of territory around West Africa. Which groups are present? Islamists including al-Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM hijacked a Tuareg rebellion in northern Mali […]
A year on, Swiss missionary’s captors in Mali release second “proof-of-life” video
World Watch Monitor A video released by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Tuesday shows a new proof of life of the Swiss missionary Beatrice Stockly who is being held captive in Mali. The two minute, 17 second video shows a woman – head covered by a black veil – who identifies herself as […]