BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's ruling junta has declared an end to counterterrorism cooperation with France and expelled five French Embassy employees, according to a confidential letter seen by The ...

Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on 22 September, 2022. Relations between France and Mali have worsened, after France ...

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France has advised French nationals to temporarily leave Mali “as soon as possible” as an armed group blockade upends daily life in the capital Bamako and other regions of the West African country.

France’s foreign ministry has said Mali’s decision to replace Western security partnerships with Russian-backed forces has failed to deliver stability, as Islamist militants tighten their grip on the ...

Mali's military coup presents former colonial power France with a diplomatic nightmare, having invested considerable military and political capital in a regional anti-jihadist campaign now in peril.