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July 27
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Mali: Politicians Warn of Election Fraud
An increasing number of Mali's political groups have warned of widespread fraud ahead of the presidential election on Sunday Jul. 28. Read more »
July 18
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Africa: In Search of a New Pan-Africanism
Bridging the gap between Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance has been a top priority for the African Union (AU). Read more »
July 05
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Mali: Can Peacekeepers Take Control of Mali?
As the new 12,600-strong United Nations peacekeeping forces don their blue helmets and prepare to take over from African-led forces in Mali, a nation consumed by corruption and... Read more »
June 10
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Libya: Deserts a Source of Worry for its Neighbours
All eyes have turned to Libya since Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou's statement claiming that recent attacks in north Niger were perpetrated by Malian terrorists based in... Read more »
May 16
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Mali: With Billions of Euros Pledged, Mali Risks Aid Overflow
International donors pledged yesterday to mobilise 3.25 billion Euros to rebuild Mali, a figure that surpassed all expectations. But experts warn that the country does not have the... Read more »
April 12
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Mali: Urgent Need For Political Reform as French Depart
With France withdrawing troops after chasing Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) from towns in northern Mali, the central government in Bamako should urgently launch a serious... Read more »
April 11
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Mali: Refugees Strive to Rebuild Their Lives
Malian widow Mariama Sow, 30, and her three children are trying to find some semblance of normalcy in their lives in Dakar, Senegal, since they left the historic city of Timbuktu... Read more »
March 22
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Mali: Little Hope for the Children Abducted in Mali's War
One of Amina Diallo's sons, 14-year-old Salif, has been missing since August last year. She thinks Islamists kidnapped him while he was on his way to the market in their hometown... Read more »
March 13
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Mali: War Over, Now to Secure Peace
As the Malian army and its foreign partners are slowly securing northern cities in the West African nation, it is still unclear how the country will turn its back on the political... Read more »
March 05
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Mali: Refugees Look to Rebuild Their Lives
Malian refugees in Mangaïze, northwest Niger, are keen to return home to start work and be able to support themselves once more. Read more »
February 23
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Mali: Malian Refugees Wanting to Return Home Face Difficult Choices
When northern Malian refugees fled their country for Niger in 2012, they expected they would be able to return home shortly afterwards. But despite the armed intervention by the... Read more »
February 22
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Mali: Tuaregs and Arabs Not Ready to Return to Mali
Fatimata Wallet Haibala sits among a group of women and teenage girls under a tent, her handicapped boy on her lap. Read more »
February 20
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Mali: Timbuktu Reclaims Its Treasures
Despite uncertainty and the ongoing conflict, Mali will work to rebuild and safeguard its cultural heritage, says the West African country's minister of culture Bruno Maïga. Read more »
February 13
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Mali: West African Troops Arrive
Soldiers belonging to the African-led International Support Mission to Mali continue to stream into this West African nation, as several hundred troops have already been deployed... Read more »
February 11
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Mali: Christian or Muslim - We Are All Victims of Those Militants
At the entrance to the Evangelical church in Mopti, central Mali, military soldiers stood on either side of the door as Pastor Luc Sagara greeted his parishioners for Sunday mass. Read more »
February 05
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Mali: Northern Mali Faces Food, Currency Shortages
Communities in northern Mali are in need of humanitarian intervention following the recent military intervention in Gao and Timbuktu, leading non-governmental organisations to call... Read more »
February 02
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Mali: In Mali, Driving Out Rebels but Not Fear
"We know they are close. We do not feel safe," mutters Allassane Traoré, as he stares down the road on which the Islamists entered the town of Diabaly in central Mali,... Read more »
February 01
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Mali: Malians Digging Deep to Support War Effort
Malians, including students and businesses owners, are donating money to their military's costly war against armed Islamic groups that have occupied the north of this impoverished... Read more »
January 30
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West Africa: U.S. Urged to Boost Sahel Diplomacy
As Washington broadens its military "footprint" in the Sahel region of Africa, U.S. analysts are urging the administration of President Barack Obama to devote more effort to... Read more »
January 23
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Mali: Chadian Soldiers Join Battle for Northern Mali
A column of Chadian soldiers - members of the region's most battle-hardened army - moved north from Niger's capital Niamey on Tuesday to join French and African forces battling to... Read more »
January 14
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Mali: U.S. Prepares to Back Military Intervention
U.S. Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta has applauded France's surprise airstrikes on Islamist rebels in northern Mali that began late last week and continued over the weekend. Read more »
December 18, 2012
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Mali: Analysts Worry Over Military Intervention
Even as U.S. and French officials suggest that a United Nations resolution on military intervention in Mali could come by the end of the week, concerns are rising that such action... Read more »
November 13, 2012
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Mali: Will Prime Minister Resign?
West African heads of state have restated their determination that no member of Mali's transitional government will be allowed to stand in the country's next presidential election.... Read more »
November 02, 2012
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Mali: U.S. Impatient With African Response to Northern Mali Conflict
Despite growing western concerns about the continuing reign in northern Mali by an Al Qaeda-linked group, analysts here say it will take months before conditions could be ripe to... Read more »
September 26, 2012
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Mali: Security Council Debates Deploying Force in North
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday began to debate a plan to deploy West African peacekeeping troops to tackle the six-month Islamist insurgency in northern Mali. Read more »
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