In Bamako, Mali’s sprawling and rapidly growing capital, one piece of the city’s sparse skyline stands out from the rest: a giant mountain of trash, which has grown uncontrollably in recent months.

Mali's capital has been hit by a more than two-months-long fuel blockade. Tankers importing fuel into the landlocked African nation have been ambushed and attacked by militants linked to al-Qaida. As ...

Story by Olivier Walther, University of Florida; Alexander John Thurston, University of Cincinnati ; Baba Adou, University of Florida; Cory Dakota Satter, and Leonardo A. Villalón, University of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali troops subdued the ...