As a car bomb exploded in Kidal, killing one person, heavy fighting has also broken out in Gao, the largest town in northern Mali. Read more »
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Tuareg rebel groups have announced they are suspending talks with the government who they accused of failing to respect commitments agreed in a peace deal in June. Read more »
The UN is appealing to donor countries to urgently come to the aid of Mali where it says three out of four households do not have enough to eat and are heavily dependent on food ... Read more »
Thousands of Malians, included leaders from across Africa and France, gathered in Bamako to attend the inuaguration of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, seemingly ending a ... Read more »
A 34-member cabinet has been unveiled by the new Malian Prime Minister Oumar Tatam Ly. Amongst the new ministers is one-time rebel leader Zahibi Ould Sidi Mohamed who now heads the ... Read more »
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