A former head of MI6 says the demise of the Islamic State group would require "much more work and a much longer-term, much more generational-type struggle."
Gunmen shouting Islamic slogans attacked the Radisson Blu hotel in the country's capital before security forces stormed the building in an effort to free hostages.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak condemned the Islamic State group during an opening speech at the Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur Saturday.
Despite recent terrorist attacks at home, President François Hollande pledged to provide “necessary support” to help Mali, a former French colony.
Two Malians and one French national were among those who died.
Experts said the attack and ongoing hostage situation is likely the work of al Qaeda-linked groups in Mali, but other rebel groups could be involved.
Images have begun to surface of an attack Friday on a hotel in Bamako, Mali, with about 125 people reportedly still in the hotel.
Three Chinese men and an American woman were reportedly among those killed in a hotel in Bamako, the capital of the West African nation.
"Did you load it?', 'Let's go'," Sékouba 'Bambino' Diabate, a Guinean singer, said he overheard.
Gunmen attacked the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital of Bamako early Friday, taking 170 people hostage, including several foreigners. Of these, 80 have been freed, according to Mali's state news network.
Ships from Britain and Belgium, along with German and Irish troops, will be aiding France in its new operation against the Islamic State group.
Senegal’s President Macky Sall said imams must be trained to promote “tolerant Islam” and the Muslim majority nation should have the “courage to fight this excessive form.”
More than 3,500 people in Sierra Leone died from Ebola virus disease in the wake of its outbreak in the country 18 months ago.
The deal, which includes the sale of related military equipment, is estimated to be worth $30 million, according to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
An alleged Islamist militant is facing proceedings at the International Criminal Court over the destruction of historic mausoleums in Timbuktu, Mali, in 2012.
This year 800,000 refugees are expected to claim asylum in Germany. Most will live in refugee camps, but a new website is matching them with German hosts.
Targeted killings and widespread neglect of an ethnic group in the African country is fueling a violent movement that could spread across the region.
Al Qaeda militants in Mali are making it difficult for the United Nations to do its job.
The siege was the latest in what appears to be a campaign against Malian soldiers and United Nations personnel by remnants of an insurgency linked to al Qaeda and newly formed Islamist militant groups.
Twelve people, including three hostages, were killed and seven attackers were arrested at a hotel in Sevare, Mali, reports say.
At least two militants were killed in fighting with government forces, while seven suspected militants were detained. Reports suggest that a hostage situation has now ended.
Invading Islamist fighters considered a local Sufi veneration for the tombs as idolatrous and hacked them to pieces.
