November 18

• Golden Eaglets Target Big Win Over Mali

  Vanguard

  Nigeria's Golden Eaglets are up against a strong Malian opponent in today's African Under-17 Championship qualifier, at the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar and the team are being... Read more »

• Mali Military Intervention Countdown Begins

  Magharebia

  Mali is looking forward to assistance from the international community to stabilise the country and hold elections. Read more »

• EU States to Train Mali Troops

  Magharebia

  Foreign and defence ministers from several European countries endorsed a plan to train Malian military forces, BBC reported on Thursday (November 15th). Read more »

• Mali Mediation Talks Break New Ground

  Magharebia

  Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore on Friday (November 16th) led joint talks with delegations from Malian rebel groups Ansar al-Din and the National Movement for the Liberation... Read more »

• Africa U-17 Qualifier - Eaglets to Beat Mali for Imoke

  This Day

  The Golden Eaglets have pledged to win their last 2013 African Under-17 qualifying home match which kicks off at 2:00pm against Mali on Sunday as a parting gift to the government... Read more »

• Eaglets to Beat Mali for Imoke

  Leadership

  The Golden Eaglets have pledged to win their last 2013 African Under-17 qualifying home match which kicks off at 2:00pm against Mali on Sunday as a parting gift to the government... Read more »

November 17

• Djoliba Seek Glory After 45-Year Wait

  CAF

  Malian football club Djoliba hope to end a 45-year pursuit of Pan-African glory by winning the CAF Confederation Cup this month. They host Congolese outfit AC Leopards in Bamako... Read more »

• Mali Islamists, Boko Haram - the Log in Jonathan's Eye

  Vanguard

  The beat of drums of war in Mali has reached unprecedented crescendo. Hence, Nigeria and other ECOWAS member states last week arrived at a consensus to dispatch no fewer than 3,300... Read more »

• Africa U17 Qualifier - Manu Upbeat About Golden Eaglets

  This Day

  Golden Eaglets will seek a convincing victory against their Malian counterparts on Sunday to ensure the country's smooth passage to the African Under-17 championship for the first... Read more »

November 16

• MIlitary Force Faces Difficult Desert Fight

  ThinkAfricaPress

  How might military action in northern Mali unfold and what impact will it have on the local population? Read more »

• No Nigerian Troops to Mali

  Vanguard

  It is a great idea to restore civil rule in Mali. Promoters of the idea must fund it as well as send their own troops to Mali. It is no time to shift the burden to Nigeria as has... Read more »

• Mauritania Mulls Border Closure

  Magharebia

  Mauritania may close its border to Mali in the case of a military intervention, Mali Actualites reported on Wednesday (November 14th). Read more »

• Ansar Al-Din Shift Creates Doubts in Mali

  Magharebia

  The prospect of military intervention in northern Mali has some extremist groups reconsidering their positions. Read more »

November 15

• Displaced People Are Hidden Victims of War [analysis]

  ThinkAfricaPress

  Malians who have been internally displaced by the conflict in north urgently need greater assistance. Read more »

• Ecowas Approves 3,200 Soldiers for Mali

  New Dawn

  West African leaders have agreed to deploy 3,200 international stabilization force in Mali to flush out Islamist rebels terrorizing the sisterly country. The leaders reached the... Read more »

• U.S. Africom Will Consider Requests for Military Intervention Support

  RFI

  US Africom is expecting to be asked to provide support for West African military intervention in northern Mali, a top US General said on Wednesday. According to US intelligence,... Read more »

• Golden Eaglets to Tackle Mali At 2:00PM

  Vanguard

  The peculiar tight flight schedule within the West African sub region has again forced the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to change the kick off time of the Golden Eaglets'... Read more »

• Tunisia Warns Against Any 'Not Well Thought Out' Military Intervention in Mali

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  A communiqué released by official spokesman for the Presidency Adnan Mansar, warned on Wednesday against any "not well thought out military intervention in Mali," which... Read more »

• African Union Endorses Mali Plan

  Magharebia

  The African Union (AU) on Tuesday (November 13th) approved the Mali intervention plan proposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), AFP reported. Read more »

• African U17 Qualifier - Eaglets Tackle Mali At 2:00PM

  This Day

  The peculiar tight flight schedule within the West African sub region has again forced the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to change the kick off time of the Golden Eaglets'... Read more »

November 14

• 'French Troops Won't Go to Mali'

  RFI

  President François Hollande has categorically ruled out a French military intervention in Mali on Tuesday. France will not intervene "under any pretext" in the north of the... Read more »

• Vital to Preserve Mali's Unity When Tackling Its Political Crisis, Says UN Envoy

  UN News

  A top United Nations official today stressed the need to preserve the unity of Mali, which has been divided since rebels took control of the north earlier this year, while at the... Read more »

• Calabar Stadium Wears New Look for Eaglets

  This Day

  The government of Cross River State is pulling all the stops to ensure that the Golden Eaglets' last 2013 African U-17 qualifier home game against Mali on Sunday would be in a... Read more »

• Algeria, Mauritania Defend Positions On Mali

  Magharebia

  Algeria on Monday (November 11th) urged a political solution to the Mali crisis, AFP reported. Read more »

• CAF Appoints Ivorian Officials for Eaglets, Mali

  This Day

  Match referees for Sunday's 2013 African U-17 Championship qualifying match between Nigeria and Mali at the U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar will come from Cote d'Ivoire. Read more »