A boat carrying hundreds of passengers along the Niger River in central Mali has capsized Nearly 200 people remain unaccounted for hours later%2C the mayor of a nearby town said Saturday Many ...

The UN Security Council vote triggers the departure of more than 13,000 troops contributed to the security of large towns in northern Mali - Copyright AFP OLIVIER ...

Attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in northern Mali on Thursday by suspected jihadists killed 64 people, a Malian official said. The two separate attacks targeted the ...

BAMAKO, Mali – The mayor of a town in central Mali says a boat carrying hundreds of passengers has capsized on the Niger River and dozens are missing. Konna Mayor Sory Diakite told The Associated ...

Sudanese villagers travel by boat on the river Nile in Sudan's capital Khartoum, September in a file photo. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna BAMAKO (Reuters) - At least 18 people died when a pirogue carrying ...

Regular passengers of the "Tombouctou", a ferry whose route runs along the Niger River in northern Mali, are accustomed to hearing gunfire from the riverbank during their journeys. The Barron's news ...

BAMAKO, MaliBAMAKO, Mali — An overladen boat carrying hundreds of passengers along the Niger River in central Mali capsized at night, and nearly 200 people were missing the following day, the mayor of ...