AQIM

Musa Abu Dawud was killed near the western town of Ubari.

Militant groups including ISIS and Al-Qaeda are active across Africa.

Mali has played host to a raft of extremist groups in recent years but people's reasons for joining are often the same.

Al-Qaeda affiliates are suspected of shooting up a restaurant in August, while ISIS gained an affiliate in the country in 2016.

McGowan was kidnapped along with a Swede and Dutch national, both of whom have already been released.

The EU is investing $56 million in a counter-terrorism force in a region awash with militant groups.

Africa has become a major theater for Islamist violence.

Some of the groups were involved in the 2012 northern Mali uprising.

Islamic State militant group accepts allegiance of a militia based in a region high in instability and low in security.

The Ansar Dine leader had a penchant for whisky and served as a diplomat in Saudi Arabia.

Authorities are hunting Kounta Dallah, the alleged ringleader of the Al-Qaeda led attacks.

Abu al-Nur al-Andalusi had previously encouraged Spanish Muslims to "join the jihad."

President Erdogan is conducting a tour of West Africa to boost trade links.

The group's North African branch planned to stop attacks in return for the release of its prisoners.

Several militant groups, including Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, are active in northern Mali.

The 900 detainees were questioned over various offences ranging from drug possession to traffic violations.

At least 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel and cafe in Ouagadougou on Friday.

At least 28 people were killed when Al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Burkina Faso's capital on Friday.