Africa · Sahel
Key Facts
—The report. The Trump administration is weighing military action in Mali against the al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM, the Washington Post reports.
—The tally. If it goes ahead, Mali would be the eighth country hit by US strikes in Trump’s second term.
—The trigger. JNIM has tightened its grip on the Sahel, with a surge of deadly assaults on Malian forces.










