Country Profile: Mali 🇲🇱 West Africa. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over 1,240,192 square kilometres (478,841 sq mi). The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, and to the west by Guinea and Senegal. The population of Mali is about 23.29 million, 47.19% of which are estimated to be

#FirstpostAfrica: Mali Captures Top ISIS Leader Mali army says it has captured a top leader of Islamic State's Sahel branch. The man they captured is Ahmad AG Ditta, leader of the regional ISIS branch called the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS). Mali junta says Ditta was "Responsible for a large number of violations and abuses of all kinds against innocent civilians ."He also sponsored attacks against the Malian armed forces. Army also says it has killed several fighters belonging to t

Mali, one of the three Sahel countries under military rule, has come under economic siege. Al Qaeda linked jihadist militants imposed nearly two months long blockade on Bamako. This is now taking a serious toll on the economy and everyday life. Fuel and other essential supplies are not allowed into the country from neighbouring Senegal and Ivory Coast. It has triggered widespread desperate struggles. Schools were closed for two weeks and the U.S and France have issued travel warnings to their na