Mali Islamist Group Seizes Key Town, Kills Diplomat
Islamic militia in northern Mali that have taken over large swathe of the country's territories claimed over the weekend that they have executed one of seven Algerian diplomats the group kidnapped during their takeover of the north.-
West Africa: The Military Option in Mali
Daily Trust, 31 August 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan warned a fortnight ago, during a visit to Senegal that if talks with the rebel group that took control of northern Mali and declared the Azawad state… Read more »
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Mali: Why Things Came to a Head
Cameroon Tribune, 13 August 2012
The current crisis in northern Mali has its roots in the region's secessionist past. Read more »
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Mali: 50,000 Rally for Peace
RFI, 13 August 2012
More than fifty thousand Malians gathered for a peace rally in the capital, Bamako, on Sunday, convened by the country's top religious leader. Analysts see this as a strong sign… Read more »
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Mali: Islamic Militants Beat Journalist, Close Radio Station in Mali
IFEX, 9 August 2012
Members of an Islamist militant group attacked a radio journalist in Mali on Sunday and ordered his station off the air, according to local journalists and news reports. The attack… Read more »
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Mali: Why Is Mali Spiralling Out of Control?
Daily Trust, 9 August 2012
Northern Mali promises to be the graveyard of scores of innocent people if African countries don't collectively challenge Western influence in the region. Read more »
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Mali: Confrontation in Northern City Between Jihadists and Last Journalists
RSF, 8 August 2012
Reporters Without Borders roundly condemns the beating that radio presenter Abdoul Malick Ali Maïga received from jihadists in the northern city of Gao on 5 August after… Read more »
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Mali: Islamic Militants Beat Journalist, Close Radio Station
CPJ, 7 August 2012
Members of an Islamist militant group attacked a radio journalist in Mali on Sunday and ordered his station off the air, according to local journalists and news reports. The attack… Read more »
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Mali: Journalist Beaten After Preventing Islamist Amputation
RFI, 6 August 2012
A Malian radio presenter was in "intense pain" in hospital in Gao on Monday after a severe beating by Islamists who control the northern Mali town. The beating appeared to be… Read more »
