Mali's defence minister killed as armed groups launch countrywide offensive

Mali's defence minister killed as armed groups launch countrywide offensive Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/27/2026 - 12:47 Sadio Camara and his family members killed in car bomb, as Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda affiliate launch string of attacks A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako, Mali, 26 April 2026 (AFP) Off Mali’s defence minister was killed in an attack on his home on Sunday, as separatists and an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group launched a major coordinated offensive across the country. Sadio Camara was killed, state television confirmed, after a suicide attacker drove a car laden with explosives into his home in the town of Kati. A firefight had broken out after the attack, and Camara sustained wounds from which he later died in hospital.