Is Mali about to fall to an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group?
Armed group piles pressure on the landlocked Sahel country and its military government.

Armed group piles pressure on the landlocked Sahel country and its military government.







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For decades, American elites sold the myth of spreading democracy. What was it that drove them?
For decades, American elites sold the myth of spreading democracy. What was it that drove them?
Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent days
Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on the US.
Amnesty International says Guantanamo Bay prison camp is a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on United States rights record.

In part 2 we conclude our interview with Clive Stafford Smith, a lawyer representing Aafia Siddiqui.
Clive Stafford Smith, lawyer for Aafia Siddiqui, who he says is a victim of circumstance following the 9/11 attacks.
Attack on police training academy and nearby airport one of the worst since unrest began more than a decade ago.
With half the country not under government control, al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM is increasingly targeting civilians.
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an armed group linked to al-Qaeda, claims responsibility for the attack.