Bamako (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda have taken over the strategic town of Farabougou in central Mali, a week after seizing the town's military camp, local sources told AFP Thursday. With the Sahel country struggling in the face of renewed jihadist violence, the capture of Farabougou is a symbolic development. One of the first measures taken by the military junta which seized power in 2020 had b
