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Mali Needs Benchmarks For July Elections

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Mali burst onto the international scene in January 2012 when disgruntled fighters returning from Libya renewed their interest in a separate state carved from territory in northern Mali.  Their success in destabilizing the north led to a March coup, UN resolutions, the formation of an ECOWAS force, a French...

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Malian Refugees Endure Terrible Conditions in UN Camp

About thousands of Malian refugees running away from conflict in neighbouring Mauritania are facing “terrible” condiitons in a UN-run camp,...

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Mali Needs 11,000 Peacekeepers- UN

About 11,000 peacekeepers may be needed in Mali to assist curb threats posed by Islamist militants, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said. He further said that...

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Malian Army Repels Islamist Rebels Attack in Gao

Islamist rebels have attacked Gao in northern Mali, officials say. The rebels were warded off after two hours of fierce fighting, a Malian army official...

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U.N. Set to Monitor as it Condemns Rights Abuses in Mali

The United Nations condemned human rights crimes committed in northern Mali by “rebels, terrorist groups and other organized transnational crime...

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Mali: Soldier Dies in Suicide Bomb Attack

A suicide attack has killed a Malian soldier and injured six in the historical city of Timbuktu, the army claims. The attacker triggered an explosive vest...

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Mali: Food Situation in the North is Alarming- Oxfam

The humanitarian dilemma in areas of northern Mali recently recaptured from Islamist militants is “alarming”, international charity Oxfam has...

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Al-Qaeda Kills Philippe Verdon,French Mali Hostage

Al-Qaeda’s North Africa division claims it has eliminated a French citizen captured in Mali in 2011.Mauritania’s ANI news agency reports. Al-Qaeda...

Breaking: Top al-Qaeda leader ‘killed’ in Mali

Chad has claimed it had killed top al-Qaeda leader in North Africa, Mokhtar Belmokhtar in northern Mali. More details to follow shortly. ...

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Mali Seeks Military Intervention

ECOWAS Parliament states ‘overall assistance’ for Mali military mediation – The Parliament of the Economic Society of West African States...