(Reuters) - More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said.

More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said.

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s army said it ... transport vehicles bound for Algeria from Gao on Monday, and “coldly executing” at least 24 people among the passengers. The general staff of ...

a Gao resident said. The violence has killed thousands of people, displaced millions, and spurred a string of military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger between 2020 and 2023. Sign up here.

Around 20 people were killed in northern Mali on Monday when the vehicles they ... of the vehicles told AFP from the northern city of Gao that the group was bound for Algeria when the deadly ...

Mali’s army says it’s investigating ... transport vehicles bound for Algeria from Gao on Monday, and “coldly executing” at least 24 people among the passengers.