Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

Thousands of people from Mali and elsewhere flock to the town of Segou, 230 km (143 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, every February, for a week-long showcase of Malian music, visual art, ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like an Aboriginal flag emoji is finally here! Well, kind of. Representing some 60,000 years of First Nations culture, history, and pride, the flag has ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

(AP Photo, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. ADDING DATES AND LOCATION This photo taken Jan. 21, 2025, shows Spanish hostage Navarro Giane Gilbert posing ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

On Tuesday, the UN in collaboration with Mali’s transitional authorities, launched a $770 million humanitarian needs and response plan in the capital Bamako to support millions of people across the ...