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West Africa agrees on 3,300-strong force for Mali
World
November 12, 2012
West Africa agrees on 3,300-strong force for Mali
West African leaders at an emergency summit on Sunday agreed on a 3,300-strong force to wrest control of northern Mali…
Military planners prepare for war in Mali
World
November 6, 2012
Military planners prepare for war in Mali
Military experts from Africa, the United Nations and Europe have drawn up preliminary plans to recapture northern Mali from Al-Qaeda-linked…
Germany: Europe must help Mali against Islamist rebels
World
October 24, 2012
Germany: Europe must help Mali against Islamist rebels
BERLIN — Europe must help restore security in Mali, hit by an Islamist insurgency in its north, and could lend…
UN: Mali extremists abusing rights, targeting children, women
World
October 11, 2012
UN: Mali extremists abusing rights, targeting children, women
Extremists imposing Islamic law in Mali's north are abusing human rights, particularly those of women, and paying families for children…
Mali Islamists say Algerian diplomat executed
World
September 2, 2012
Mali Islamists say Algerian diplomat executed
Islamic extremists said Sunday they have executed an Algerian diplomat who was kidnapped during their takeover of northern Mali, according…
North Mali residents ready to resist Islamist groups
World
August 14, 2012
North Mali residents ready to resist Islamist groups
Residents of Gao, one of the three main towns in northern Mali occupied by armed Islamists since late March,…
Tens of thousands gather for peace rally in Mali
World
August 12, 2012
Tens of thousands gather for peace rally in Mali
Up to 60,000 people gathered Sunday for a giant peace rally in Mali, a country split in two after Islamists…
Drums of war in northern Mali
World
August 9, 2012
Drums of war in northern Mali
As Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist groups consolidate control in northern Mali, various communities are responding differently to life under occupation, with local…
Mauritania rules out Mali intervention
World
August 6, 2012
Mauritania rules out Mali intervention
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday ruled out sending troops to Mali, where the embattled government has lost…
Islamists destroy door of ancient Timbuktu mosque
Egypt
July 2, 2012
Islamists destroy door of ancient Timbuktu mosque
Islamist militants in northern Mali on Monday destroyed the ‘sacred’ door of one of Timbuktu’s three ancient mosques after smashing…