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
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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
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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...

Mali
  • Oct 5, 2011
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West African security summit charts post-Qadhafi path

Defence chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will finish a two-day...

West Africa
  • Sep 22, 2011
  • 7 min read

Libyan revolution triggers security fallout in Sahel

Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on September 19 called for foreign military aid to help...

Africa