[Daily Maverick] Gerco van Deventer has been held by al-Qaeda in northern Africa for more than five years. In the most recent video, the South African paramedic called for help to 'gain what was taken from me: freedom and liberty'.

[RFI] Six months after Mali's interim authorities decided to block all French public funding for non-governmental organisations operating in the country, RFI spoke to workers on the ground about how they are managing.

[DW] German lawmakers have given the green light for the country's troops to remain in Mali until May 31, 2024, at the latest. The opposition called for a troop withdrawal by the end of this year.

[CAF] Young Africans (Yanga) goalkeeper Djigui Diarra has twice come close to winning a continental title with the Malian national team but in both, his side fell at the last hurdle.

[RFI] French forces tried to use a journalist's visit to northern Mali to track a jihadist leader but failed to prevent the reporter from being kidnapped by the militants, a joint investigation by RFI, newspapers Le Monde and Liberation and broadcast...