Mali

  • Mar 15, 2012
  • 7 min read

Tuareg rebel campaign clouds Mali's election outlook

Major advances made by a new Tuareg rebellion, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad...

Mali
  • Mar 6, 2012
  • 2 min read

MALI: Tuareg insurgency sharpens pre-election risks

Malian officials confirmed yesterday that government forces have been unable to relieve the...

Mali
  • Feb 9, 2012
  • 2 min read

Tuareg rebels in Mali's north boost pressure on Bamako

The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) yesterday occupied the town of...

Mali
  • Feb 2, 2012
  • 2 min read

Bamako seeks talks with Mali's Tuareg insurgents

Mali's foreign minister is leading a delegation that is expected to meet in Algiers today with...

Mali
  • Jan 25, 2012
  • 7 min read

Post-Libya fall-out feeds southern Saharan insecurity

Foreign ministers from Mali, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger and Nigeria met on January 23-24 to...

Africa
  • Jan 17, 2012
  • 2 min read

Clashes highlight Mali's Tuareg tension ahead of poll

Clashes were reported today between Tuareg fighters and the Malian army in the north-eastern town...

Mali
  • Nov 22, 2011
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Horn of Africa and Sahel in 2012

Sahelian states are struggling with varying levels of food insecurity, as well as fallout from...

Africa
  • Oct 13, 2011
  • 7 min read

Libya crisis complicates pre-election cycle in Mali

Malian officials confirmed yesterday that Awanz Ag Emakadeye -- an ethnic Tuareg who was serving...

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