The 13th century ... army was defeated by the Portuguese at the Battle of Mbwila. The Mwene was killed and many Kongo people were enslaved and taken to the Portuguese colony of Brazil. When the ...

A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, however, is a mystery. Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of gold ...

The Malian army did not respond to a request for comment. Wagner could not immediately be reached. Wagner fighters have been in Mali since the army seized power in two coups in 2020 and 2021 and ...

Mali's army said Hash had been responsible for coordinating "the worst atrocities" against civilians in northeastern Menaka and Gao regions and attacks against the army. "Principal investigations ...

Mali's army said Saturday its forces had arrested two men, one of them a leading figure in the Sahel branch of the Islamic State group. The army announced they had also killed several of the group ...

Malian forces, which have been fighting an Islamist insurgency for years, say they have arrested a leading figure.The Mali army, on Saturday, said it arrested the leader of the Islamic State in ...