The French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drain has told reporters that Malian troops may have carried out summary executions during the offensive against rebels. Read more »
Aid organizations have warned that border closures as a result of the ongoing military conflict could aggravate already high levels of food insecurity. Read more »
African soldiers helping to take back northern Mali from rebels have been joined by a column of Chadian soldiers, who moved north from Niger's capital, Niamey, on Tuesday. Read more »
The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has said the resurgence of conflict in Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo is regrettable, as ... Read more »
Bassekou Kouyate discusses his new album, Jama Ko, which was recorded in the midst of a military coup that has brought terrible unrest to Mali. Read more »
French soldiers have engaged in their first ground combat with Islamist fighters after days of air strikes, as African troops arrive in Bamako. Read more »
Clashes between the army, supported by France, and Al-Qaeda-linked groups in the north have resulted in hundreds of people being forced from their homes to safer parts of Mali, and ... Read more »
AllAfrica's news partners analyse the crisis in Mali, where both African and Western forces have embarked on a war to regain control of the vast north of the country from rebel ... Read more »
Some of Mali neighbours have started sending in military help to aid ongoing operations against rebels. Nigerian fighter jets are expected to back French air strikes. Read more »
U.S. Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta has supported France's airstrikes against rebels in northern Mali, saying the U.S. government is also readying plans for assistance in the ... Read more »
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