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March 22

  • Mali: The Missing Children of Mali's War

    Fourteen-year-old Salif has been missing since August. His mother, Amina Diallo, thinks Islamists kidnapped him on his way to the market in their hometown of Gao and recruited him... Read more »



February 13



December 17, 2012

  • Mali: A Radio Station in Survival Mode

    Journalism in northern Mali has become a high-risk job. Since radical Islamists took over the region, keeping the public informed has become extremely difficult and, at times,... Read more »



September 28, 2012



September 26, 2012



September 25, 2012



September 04, 2012

  • West Africa: Sharia in Mali Gets Chad Talking

    After taking control of northern Mali, Islamist groups imposed Sharia law, a religious penal code with severe punishments such as hand amputation for stealing and public flogging... Read more »



August 09, 2012



July 20, 2012

  • Mali: Mali Manuscripts At Risk

    Many were shocked at the beginning of this month by images of fundamentalist Islamic rebels destroying historic tombs and mosques in Timbuktu in northern Mali. Those same rebels... Read more »

  • Mali: MNLA's Struggle for Azawad Continues

    In their battle for a self-declared northern state in Mali, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) is seeking support from the international community. Read more »



July 18, 2012



July 12, 2012



July 10, 2012

  • Mali: Rebels Now Target Manuscripts

    The city of Timbuktu in northern Mali is not only home to historic mosques and sacred tombs, but also an enormous collection of old manuscripts that illustrate the rich... Read more »



July 02, 2012



May 31, 2012



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April 24, 2012



April 13, 2012



April 06, 2012



March 30, 2012

  • Mali: Divided Opinions Over Putsch [analysis]

    The coup d'état on 22 March in Mali, which prematurely ended President Amadou Toumani Touré's last term in office, is widely criticised both nationally and... Read more »



March 24, 2012



March 23, 2012

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