Kidnappings have rarely been reported in Algeria in recent years but Africa’s largest country by area continues to face instability along its southern borders with Niger and Mali. The two ...

The country boasts a rich mix of history, culture, and natural beauty, but despite its charms there is still a conspicuous ...

The UK Foreign Office has issued multiple travel warnings for several countries and areas within countries across the world.

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MALI called at the United Nations on Tuesday night for international intervention in the failed state of Libya to stem the spread of terrorism. “As long as a solution is not found to the Libyan crisis ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a yearlong period of talks and diplomatic efforts aimed at trying to ...

The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave ...

A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border area thanked the Algerian authorities on Wednesday after his rescue. Identified as Joaquin Navarro, the Spaniard had been ...

Kidnappings have rarely been reported in Algeria in recent years, but Africa's largest country by area continues to face instability along its southern borders with Niger and Mali. The two ...

BAMAKO, Mali — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a coalition of separatist ...