Just days after a fourth French soldier was killed, the country's defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has warned that it could take several weeks and possibly more violent ... Read more »
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has criticized his country's intervention in Mali as a fourth French soldier is killed near the northern city of Gao. Read more »
Christopher Kirkley went to Mali to make field recordings, but returned with a mixtape of music taken from Saharan memory cards of cellular phones. Read more »
An Al Qaida militant has told a private Mauritanian news agency that one of its leaders in the region was killed in a French bombing raid last week. Read more »
Sudan has promised to co-operate in the fight against the West African fighters following a meeting with France where they discussed the alleged presence of the rebels in Darfur. Read more »
A car bomb, allegedly targeting a checkpoint held by a group of Tuaregs, exploded in the northern town of Kidal, killing several people. Read more »
Access is now stable enough for aid to enter Mali and help hundreds of thousands rebuild their lives after a period of brutal violence and economic collapse, a top United Nations ... Read more »
Local rebels say they have pictures to prove their claims regarding the presence of Mali fighters in the country, allegations which the army has denied. Read more »
At a meeting at Unesco headquarters in Paris, an action plan was drawn up to rescue what remains of Mali's cultural heritage. Read more »
Islamist militants fleeing northern Mali could attract the support of sympathetic militias in the region, and even target countries with large expatriate communities, analysts ... Read more »
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