Central Mali has been plagued by violence since the Al-Qaeda-affiliated organisation emerged in 2015.
A large part of the area is beyond state control and is prone to violence by self-defence militias and inter-community reprisals.
Russia’s capture of the hamlet with a pre-war population of around 1,000 people, is the latest around Severodonetsk, where Moscow’s army has met tough Ukrainian resistance.
Jihadist fighters took advantage of their rebellion to launch their own offensive, threatening the capital Bamako in the south until a French-led force pushed them back in 2013.
Wataalamu huru wanaoripoti kwa Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo walisema Ijumaa kuwa waasi wa M23 wanapanga kuuteka mji wa mashariki wa Goma, DR Congo
Four people were beheaded in the remote village of Natupile, terrified residents fled the area
The conference will set the stage for a fresh round of major United Nations talks later this year in Egypt.
Bei ya vyakula duniani ilishuka kidogo mwezi uliopita baada ya kufikia rekodi yake ya juu mwezi Machi lakini imesalia kuwa juu kutokana na vita vya Ukraine
UN na mataifa kadhaa yametoa wito kusitisha vita vya Urusi nchini Ukraine, huku kukiwa hakuna uwezekano wa kufufua mazungumzo ya amani kati ya nchi hizo mbili.
Zaidi ya wakimbizi wapya 36,000 waliwasili Niger kati ya Januari na katikati ya Aprili kufuatia ghasia nchini Mali, Nigeria na Burkina Faso, na kufanya idadi yao kufikia karibu 360,000 UNHCR imesema
Umoja wa Mataifa unasema eneo la Pembe ya Afrika unakabiliwa na ukame mbaya zaidi katika miaka 40.
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