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Mali: Attack On Timbuktu World Heritage Site May Spark Revolt
allAfrica, 7 May 2012
There are fears that the population of Timbuktu may react violently after fighters from a religious sect desecrated the tomb of a saint. Read more »
Mali: Attack On World Heritage Site May Spark Revolt
There are fears that the population may react violently after fighters from a religious sect desecrated the tomb of a saint in the northern city of Timbuktu.
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Mali: Islamists Burn World Heritage Site in Timbuktu
RFI, 7 May 2012
In the northern Malian city, Timbuktu, Ansar Dine Islamist fighters burned the shrine of a local saint on Friday. The mausoleum is classified as part of a World Heritage site by… Read more »
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Mali: Aid Groups Debate Talking to Rebels in North
UNIRIN, 1 May 2012
Aid agencies in northern Mali are debating how or whether they should negotiate with newly installed rebel groups such as the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA)… Read more »
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Mali: Confronting 'Talibanization' - the Other Ansar Dine, Popular Islam, and Religious Tolerance
African Arguments, 25 April 2012
Of the insurgent factions that have wrested control over northern Mali from the central government, and effectively partitioned the country, Ansar Dine ("Defenders of the Faith")… Read more »
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Mali: Divisions Among Rebels Threaten North
UNIRIN, 23 April 2012
After months of fighting in northern Mali, the Mouvement National de Libération de L'Azawad (MNLA) - National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad - declared an end to… Read more »
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Mali: 'Drastic Increase' in Rapes in North, Says Rights Activist
IPS, 24 April 2012
Increasing numbers of Malian women are being raped by Tuareg rebels and armed groups that have swept across the north of Mali since the beginning of year, expelling all government… Read more »
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Mali: Azawad - the Latest African Border Dilemma
IPS, 18 April 2012
On Apr. 6, Tuareg rebels in the West African city of Timbuktu unilaterally declared their independence from Mali and announced the birth of a new nation called Azawad. The… 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 »
