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Mali: Triple Disaster Threatens Children in North
Unicef, 8 May 2012
UNICEF says that children in the north of Mali are among the most vulnerable in the Sahel region, confronted not just by the food and nutrition crisis from the prolonged drought,… Read more »
Scores Suffer As Crisis in Mali Continues
Several aid agencies have stepped up efforts to provide lifesaving health care, much-needed food and clean water to people who have been uprooted by the ongoing conflict.
Since January, the fighting has displaced some 95,000 people within Mali and has forced more than 100,000 to flee.
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Mali: More Detailed Data 'Needed to Tackle Hunger'
SciDev.Net, 9 May 2012
Using data from national household surveys could lead to a more accurate identification of malnourished people and more effective action to achieve the Millennium Development Goal… Read more »
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West Africa: Plan International Responds to Growing Crisis in the Sahel
Plan International, 8 May 2012
Across the Sahel, millions of people continue to find themselves at extreme risk of hunger and malnutrition, and recent political instability in the region has only exacerbated the… Read more »
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Mali: Telecoms Company Donates to Assist Internally Displaced People
AlertNet, 8 May 2012
The telecoms company Orange has donated close to $100,000 to WFP to provide much-needed food assistance to internally displaced people in Mali. Read more »
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West Africa: UNHCR and WFP Chiefs Highlight Plight of Mali Refugees in Niger
UNHCR, 7 May 2012
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has called on the international community to help Malian refugees and host communities in Niger and said a political… Read more »
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Mali: Conflict in Mali Meets a Worsening Food Crisis
Foroyaa, 5 May 2012
The International Rescue Committee is launching an emergency response in Mali, where the drought spreading across the Sahel region has been compounded by political instability. Read more »
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Unicef, 1 May 2012
"Yesterday Human Rights Watch issued a compelling report that details testimony about abductions and rapes of girls and women by armed groups in northern Mali and the recruitment… Read more »
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West Africa: Aid Efforts Under Strain As Refugees Numbers Mount
UNIRIN, 4 May 2012
Sahelian governments and local and international aid groups are struggling to cope with both the continual arrivals of people fleeing the regions of Gao, Timbuktu and Kidal in… Read more »
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Mali: Child Soldiers Used in Conflict
IPS, 4 May 2012
It was tough for Hassan Toure to decide to stay in his small town on the outskirts of Kidal, in northern Mali. The government troops had withdrawn on Mar. 30, and several armed… Read more »
InFocus
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Coup leaders say they have defeated a counter-coup attempt following clashes with forces loyal to ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure. Read more »
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Despite agreeing to hand power back to civilians, following a coup in March, the military junta is set to retain an oversight role in the country's transition. Read more »
