Cameroon president orders urgent rescue of French
Military helicopters are searching for a vacationing French family of seven kidnapped in Cameroon, and security around the region is being increased ...

Moment of reckoning for French troops in Mali
It's crunch time in Mali for the French military. Radical Islamist fighters spent weeks on the run from Malian cities under a French ground and air ...

French soldier killed in Mali clash with radicals
A French soldier was shot to death on Tuesday in a clash with jihadists in a mountainous region of Mali's far north, a critical operation in France's ...

Nigeria hostage crisis differs from Algerian drama
The kidnapping of seven foreign workers in Nigeria claimed by an Islamic extremist group has touched a nerve in Europe, coming just weeks after the ...

US legislators in Mali on fact-finding mission
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with military officials in Mali's capital on Monday, and urged caution as the French-led military intervention to ...

French, Malian forces take control of Bourem
Hundreds of French and Malian soldiers have retaken the jihadist stronghold of Bourem, a town where many radical Islamic fighters were believed to ...

French, Mali troops recover explosives in Gao
French soldiers on Wednesday recovered an enormous stash of explosives that authorities believe radical Islamic fighters were using to make bombs for ...

French, Malian troops control Gao; seek out rebels
Malian soldiers scoured the city of Gao on Monday for remnants of the radical Islamic fighters who invaded the town and engaged in an hours-long fight ...

Islamic extremists attack Malian troops in Gao
Black-robed Islamic extremists armed with AK-47 automatic rifles invaded Gao in wooden boats Sunday to launch a surprise attack on the most populous ...

Locals: Mali suicide bomber tied to terror leader
A young militant who locals say had ties with terror leader Moktar Belmoktar blew himself up Friday near a military checkpoint on the outskirts of ...

Ex-US envoy: $17M French ransom funded al-Qaida
A former U.S. ambassador to Mali has alleged that France paid a $17 million ransom to free hostages seized from a French mining site — cash she said ...

Mali: French troops begin withdrawal from Timbuktu
French troops began to withdraw from Timbuktu Thursday after securing the fabled city as they ramped up their mission in another northern Mali city, ...
France starts talks on UN peacekeepers for Mali
France asked the Security Council to consider establishing a U.N. peacekeeping operation in Mali on Wednesday, a move that reinforced its plan to send ...

Stash of weapons, rocket rattle Mali town of Gao
Soldiers combing abandoned jihadist hideouts and sand-dusted streets for weapons have found industrial-strength explosives, raising the specter ...
Hollande: French may start Mali pullout late March
President Francois Hollande says France may start pulling out its troops from a military intervention in Mali against Islamist extremists at the end ...

Report: French may start leaving Mali in March
French troops may start pulling out of their anti-extremist operation in Mali as early as next month, handing over to a still-developing African force