For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier ...

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Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

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The dust has finally settled on 14 days of racing across some of the world’s most inhospitable terrain. Here's what you need to know about what went down at the 47th edition of the Dakar Rally.

Rajhi, 43, had previously recorded a best finish of third in 2022. Saudi Arabia have hosted the Dakar Rally since 2020, when it moved from South America. There was also a first win in the world's ...

Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings is set finish the 2025 Dakar Rally in second place. Picture: Toyota Despite his best efforts in the dunes of Saudi Arabia’s notorious Empty Quarter on Thursday ...

These include Mauritania, who eliminated Mali to qualify, Burkina Faso, who caused a sensation by beating Côte d’Ivoire, and the Central African Republic, who secured a historic qualification by ...

The Dakar Rally is unlike any other race on the face of the Earth. And Segway is one of the last bike makers you’d expect to find in it. There are plenty of reasons for that, but perhaps the ...

Daniel Sanders (KTM) has taken his first win in the Dakar Rally. The Australian dominated the race in 2025, becoming the first rider since Spain’s Marc Coma to lead the race from the opening Prologue ...

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi will duel in the Saudi sand for their first Dakar Rally title after swapping the lead for a second straight day Wednesday.

Gold is also Mali's top foreign currency earner, accounting for more than 80% of total exports in 2023. Sign up here. Reporting by Giulia Paravicini in Nairobi and Portia Crowe in Dakar ...