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West Africa’s ECOWAS to send troops to retake north Mali
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West Africa’s ECOWAS to send troops to retake north Mali

ABIDJAN  –– West African regional bloc ECOWAS will begin sending soldiers to Mali by Monday as part of a mission…
Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu mausoleums
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Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu mausoleums

Armed groups occupying Timbuktu in northern Mali used pickaxes on Sunday to smash up any remaining mausoleums in the ancient…
Libya closes borders, declares south military zone
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Libya closes borders, declares south military zone

Libya ordered the closure of its borders with four of its neighbors on Sunday, as it declared the desert south…
Africa condemns army interference in Mali
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Africa condemns army interference in Mali

  ABUJA and ADDIS ABABA ¾The African Union and West African regional bloc condemned army interference in Mali's politics on…
Mali PM quits after arrest, may hurt intervention plan
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Mali PM quits after arrest, may hurt intervention plan

Mali's prime minister announced his resignation on Tuesday, hours after being arrested by soldiers while trying to leave the divided…
West Africa agrees on 3,300-strong force for Mali
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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