March 30

• Mali: Upheaval in Mali Curbs Drug Traffic - Cocaine Connection Slowed - Wall Street Journal

  After French troops drove militants from towns at the edge of the Sahara in late January, locals looted the newly abandoned stucco palaces of "Cité du Cocaine"—Cocaine... Read more »

March 29

• Mali: Mali Situation Almost Stable, Readies Democratic Elections - Global Growth Conference

  The interim government in Mali is working toward the return to normal political conditions and holding democratic elections once the military operation is over, Magharebia reports. Read more »

March 27

• Mali: Government Prepares for Post-Military Operation Stage - Magharebia

  The interim government in Mali is working toward the return to normal political conditions and holding democratic elections once the military operation is over. Read more »

• Mali: UN's Ban Ki-Moon - 11,200 Peacekeepers Could Be Needed for Mali

  Up to 11,200 troops could be needed for a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali but a "parallel" military force will have to battle radical Islamists, UN leader Ban Ki-Moon said... Read more »

March 04

• Morocco: Polisario Fighter With AQIM in Mali Reported Taken Prisoner After Battle Killing Abou Zeid

  Le Figaro and France24 report that a fighter from the Polisario Front--a separatist group based in desert camps near Tindouf, Algeria--was among seven militants taken prisoner... Read more »

February 28

• Mali: King Mohammed Vi Says That Security Situation in Mali a Key Moroccan Priority

  In a message addressed to the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Heads of Governments of ECOWAS held in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, His Majesty King Mohammed VI said that the bitter... Read more »

February 14

• Mali: Inside the Islamic Emirate of Timbuktu - Theocracy in the Making in Mali

  The Islamic court of Timbuktu referred to it as Case Number 25. The date written on the court document is Oct. 10, 2012. "In front of us stands a man, Muhamad bin Moussa, who is... Read more »

February 08

• West Africa: Consequences of the Military Intervention in Mali - Tinderbox in Sahel [analysis]

  Experts think Mali crisis could create opportunity for rapprochement between Algiers & Rabat over W. Sahara conflict, and 'at least agreement that establishment of any new... Read more »

February 07

• Morocco: King Mohammed VI Calls for Resolute, Coherent International Effort in Mali, Syria

  Condemning "extremism, terrorism and separatism" in a speech to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Cairo, King Mohammed VI reminded the audience that Morocco... Read more »

February 04

• Mali: World Rallies Behind Nation - Morocco, EU, AU, Others Offer Support to Fight Extremists

  "Mali, France and Morocco have been ceaselessly working hand in hand within international organizations to defend Mali's integrity and sovereignty," - French and Malian... Read more »

January 25

• Mali: In Mali, a Harsh Dose of Reality for the French [opinion]

  When France entered the world's newest war against terrorism, French officials boldly declared that the ragtag radical Islamists they planned to oust from northern Mali would... Read more »

• Mali: France Deploys Special Forces As Terrorism Fears Grow, in Niger, Mali, Back Home

  France has sent Special Forces to guard mines in Niger which supply most of the uranium for the French nuclear power industry. Back home, the government has increased the terror... Read more »

January 26

• Mali: Morocco Backs Intervention in Mali, Signs Security Pact With France, Spain, Portugal

  Morocco supports France's intervention against Islamist militants in Mali although the North African kingdom has no plans to send its own troops there, the Moroccan interior... Read more »

January 18

• Mali: Al-Qaeda in Nation Poses Threat to Morocco, Terror Risk Spikes Officials Warn - Magharebia

  The deadly conflict now unfolding in Mali between armed Islamists and an international military coalition seems far removed from Morocco. Read more »

January 15

• North Africa: Sorting Out Mali, Today and Tomorrow [opinion]

  It would have been nice if Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), its offshoot the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), and Ansar Dine had given the... Read more »

January 09

• Mali: Mali Crisis Hurts Mauritanian Traders, As Worries of Cross-Border Terrorism Grow

  The unrest in Mali is taking a toll on the economy of Mauritania. Local markets in Hodh Ech Chargui and Hodh El Gharbi provinces are seeing a significant decline in the number of... Read more »

• Mali: Civilian Militias Join Counter-Terror Fight in Mali

  The task of freeing northern Mali from the grip of radical Islamists is no longer limited to outside mediators, African military forces and the Bamako government. Citizens are also... Read more »

• Mali: As Nations Plot an Offensive in Mali, Rebels Edge South

  Al Qaeda-backed rebels advanced toward southern Mali, stoking fears of an expanding conflict as the United Nations weighs how to help African troops recapture the country's north... Read more »

December 29, 2012

• North Africa: U.S. Studies Warn on Mali, Al Qaeda

  Two new studies report that "the growing role of al-Qaeda across northern Africa," fueled by the Mali crisis and Libyan arms influx, is creating an 'Arc of Instability' across... Read more »

December 28, 2012

• Mauritania: Mauritania Braces for War Against Al-Qaeda in Northern Mali

  Mauritania, like many of its Maghreb neighbours, has decided to reinforce the protection of its borders in light of recent developments in Mali. Read more »

• Algeria: Algeria Readies for 'Guerrilla' Warfare

  The Algerian military is running combat simulation exercises on rocky terrain, ahead of possible confrontations against armed Islamists and terrorist brigades from northern Mali. Read more »

December 25, 2012

• Mali: Unesco Chief Deplores New Destruction of Timbuktu Mausoleums

  The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called on the international community to act urgently to protect Mali's cultural... Read more »

December 21, 2012

• Mali: The Mali Crisis - a Continental Menace, and Playground for Jihadists [opinion]

  Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma could be pardoned for over indulgence in the oft-criticized but favorite past-time of the AU Commission: travel. Yet the Malian crises, and the many... Read more »

• Mali: UN Security Council Votes to Help Mali's Army Oust Islamists

  The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday that will send thousands of African troops into the desert nation of Mali to help oust Islamist... Read more »

• North Africa: Maghreb Countries Boosting Border Security, Fearing Mali Crisis Fallout

  Terrorists in northern Mali are facing new difficulties after a number of Maghreb countries imposed a siege by closing their borders and intensifying efforts to monitor the... Read more »