In another sign of geo-political change, President Macron has announced his intention to withdraw French troops from Mali.
A terrorist attack takes place in Mali just a week after Paris, but France and its former colony share more than a fight against terror.
At least three people have reportedly been killed after gunmen took 170 people hostage at a luxury hotel full of foreign guests in Mali’s capital Bamako.
Lindsey Hilsum
The killing near Benghazi of Mokhtar Belmokhtar, al-Qaeda’s top man in north Africa, is unlikely to quell the rising jihadi movement in Libya and the surrounding region.
Lindsey Hilsum
Better that at least some vestiges of previous civilisations be kept safe in the great museums of London, Berlin and New York, courtesy of the colonial looters of yesteryear.
One in every 50 migrants who try to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea will die on the journey. What is so terrible in their home countries to force people into such a desperate voyage?
Mali’s prime minister has said his country is “at war” with a group of Tuareg rebels after an attack on a northern town left soldiers dead and around 30 civil servants abducted.
A host of global stars led by Blur frontman Damon Albarn are returning to Mali to help build connections and bring performers together.
Lindsey Hilsum
As Malians prepare to head to the election polls on Sunday, Lindsey Hilsum considers the serious implications for the country’s stability if not enough people vote.
Humanitarian responses to refugees fleeing conflict in Mali have been “far from adequate”, putting thousands at risk from malnutrition and the “deplorable” conditions in camps, a report warns.
France confirms “with certainty” that the al-Qaeda-linked North African warlord Abou Zeid was killed in combat with French troops in Mali in February.
The al-Qaeda commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who shot to prominence after the bloody Algerian gas plant hostage crisis, has reportedly been killed by Chadian soldiers in Mali.
Lindsey Hilsum
Top al-Qaeda commander Abu Zeid is reported to have been killed in Mali. If true, his death will be counted by France as one of their most important victories. But who will rise up to take his place?
Lindsey Hilsum
As seven French tourists are kidnapped in Cameroon, International Editor Lindsey Hilsum asks if groups linked to al-Qaeda are implementing a widening war against the west.
Ten years after millions protested against the Iraq war, author Ian McEwan tells Channel 4 News the marchers were vindicated and beating al-Qaeda is no longer the “struggle of our time”.