A cyclist and motorcyclists pass by cars parked on the roadside amid ongoing fuel shortages caused by a blockade imposed by al Qaeda-linked insurgents in early September, in Bamako, Mali, October 31, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

DAKAR (Reuters) – The Malian government said Thursday it was offering financial rewards for information on the whereabouts of suspected militants wanted for their role in attacks targeting the nation’s people and assets.

  • The offer follows al Qaeda-linked attacks in April that killed the defense minister and wounded other officials. The attacks set off fighting across Mali’s vast desert north, raising ​the prospect of significant ​gains by armed ⁠groups.
  • The government offered 2 billion CFA francs ($3.55 million) for information leading to Iyad Ag Ghaly, the leader of the local al Qaeda affiliate Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen
  • It offered smaller rewards for several other high level suspects, including Alghabass Ag Intalla, a Tuareg separatist leader.
  • The order was signed in Bamako by Major General Daoud Aly Mohammedine, Mali’s minister of security and civil protection.