Mali

  • Feb 11, 2009
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CHINA/SAUDI ARABIA/AFRICA: Hu boosts key diplomacy

China's President Hu Jintao began a state visit to Saudi Arabia yesterday.

Saudi Arabia
  • Dec 22, 2008
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MALI: Tuareg rejectionists raid army base

Tuareg militants attacked on December 20 an army base near Tin-Zaouatene in the north-east of the...

Mali
  • Jul 24, 2008
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MALI: Bamako pursues Sahel-wide security strategy

Mali signed a new ceasefire agreement with Tuareg rebels in Algiers on July 21. The new accord...

Mali
  • Jul 22, 2008
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MALI: Tuareg talks reflect regional security priority

Algeria reported today that the government of Mali and Tuareg rebels of the Democratic Alliance...

Mali
  • Jun 10, 2008
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AFRICA: Franc zone countries seek food price policy

The World Food Summit in Rome on the impact of surging global food prices closed on June 5. While...

  • May 22, 2008
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MALI: Heavier fighting showsTuareg ceasefire failure

The government today reported 32 dead after a Tuareg militant assault yesterday on an army camp...

Mali
  • May 1, 2008
  • 7 min read

FRANCE/AFRICA: No 'rupture' likely in security policy

France is the only former colonial power with troops permanently stationed in Africa. So far,...

France
  • Apr 11, 2008
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Food prices highlight supply-side solutions

On April 9, World Bank President Robert Zoellick warned that rising food prices threaten the...

Africa