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By Karafillis Giannoulis Diango Sissoko, the Malian interim Prime Minister has promised that elections in Mali will take place in July. Sissoko visited Gao in Northern Mali. This was the first visit by a senior government in the region since … read more »
Islamist militants have launched an attack on Timbuktu in northern Mali, penetrating the city center. French forces have deployed to help the Malian military repel the Islamist fighters. Malian troops evacuated the regional governor and two foreign journalists from Hotel … read more »
Posted in Mali, News, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Ban Ki-moon, French Armed Forces, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, Military of Mali, Reuters, Timbuktu
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The group claims the brutal murder of Philippe Verdon, who was kidnapped from his hotel room in northern Mali in November 2011. Al Qaeda says it has beheaded a French hostage in reprisal for France’s military intervention in Mali, according … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, France, French Armed Forces, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Sahel, Verdon
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(AP) A French soldier has died in some of the most intense fighting thus far in the seven-week-old military campaign to push back a jihadist advance in Mali, officials said Sunday. Parachutist Corporal Cedric Charenton was killed Saturday night in … read more »
The Afghan model of future war based on armed-drones and special-forces is being refined in Mali. But the western states there risk provoking the reaction that defeated them in Afghanistan and Iraq. The evolving western military operation in Mali continues … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, China, French Armed Forces, IndepthAfrica, Mali, New York Times, Niger, Tony Osborne, United States
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At least five people have been kille Friday by a car bomb in the remote north-Malian town of Khalil. The blast was meant to target Tuareg MNLA separatists, who are allied with the French forces stationed in the country. According … read more »
Joan Nimarko Although witnessed in the full glare of the international community, Mali’s descent into war appeared remarkable even against the backdrop of a volatile sub region. In little over a year, the country has plunged from rebellion, to coup … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Bamako, France, French Armed Forces, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Military of Mali, United States
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Samir Amin I am one of those who out of principle condemn all military interventions by Western powers in the countries of the South, these interventions being by nature subject to the requirements of the deployment of control of the … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Algeria, France, French Armed Forces, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, persian gulf, Sahelistan, United States
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While François Hollande was briefing the U.S Vice President Joe Biden on the current situation in Mali during a luncheon, the Malian Minister of foreign Affairs Tieman Coulibaly, was speaking to a group of students and analysts and french meida … read more »
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Tagged Amadou Toumani Touré, François Hollande, French Armed Forces, IndepthAfrica, Joe Biden, Kidal, Mali, MNLA, President of France
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French President Francois Hollande arrived in central Mali Saturday, three weeks after French forces launched their intervention against Islamist militants in the African country. Mr. Hollande, accompanied by the defense and development ministers, flew into the town of Sevare, and … read more »
By: Robyn Dixon Los Angeles Times SEVARE, MALI—Priceless ancient manuscripts put to the torch. Desperate residents paid to snitch on neighbours for violations of a puritanical strain of Islam. Whippings, beatings and amputations meted out to those who disobeyed. French-led … read more »
By Colin Freeman, Diabaly, telegraph In the end, Corporal Adama Toure chose to serve his country’s interests rather than his own, but it was a close-run thing. Sitting under the shade of a mango tree in the village of Diabaly … read more »
By Sharif Nashashibi Just 10 days into its military intervention in Mali, there are already signs that France may have taken on more than it bargained for. The West African country may become to French President Francois Hollande what Iraq … read more »
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Tagged France, François Hollande, French Armed Forces, Hollande, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, mali news, malia, Tony Blair, West Africa
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Expert says France fights to protect Europe’s ‘backyard’ Malian soldiers, helped by French troops, move a broken helicopter out a hangar to make room for more incoming troops at Bamako’s airport. The French military action in Mali serves not only … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Bamako, Economic Community of West African States, France, france mali, French Armed Forces, le mali, Mali, mali france, mali guerre, mali intervention, mali news, West Africa
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A Gabonese government adviser, Roland Desire Aba’a, on Thursday began a hunger strike in protest against the presence of French troops in his country. Wearing a green, yellow and blue scarf, the colours of the Gabonese tricolor flag, he used … read more »
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France provided weapons, munitions and food to Libyan rebels in the Western Mountains in early June to prevent troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi from overrunning the region, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. Citing unidentified sources, Le Figaro newspaper said … read more »
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Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s slow recovery after four months of bloodshed gained pace on Friday as Alassane Ouattara’s victorious regime restarted schooling, cocoa exports and its newspaper. The mouthpiece of the West African state’s new masters, TCI television, said classes … read more »
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Choi Young-jin, Côte d’Ivoire, Embassies and Consulates, French Armed Forces, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Katyusha rocket launcher, Laurent Gbagbo, News local news, newspapers, World news
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Officials in Ivory Coast are drawing up a list of ministers, generals and journalists to be charged with blood crimes, corruption and hate speech, the justice minister responsible for human rights told The Associated Press on … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Cote d'Ivoire, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Choi Young-jin, Côte d’Ivoire, Embassies and Consulates, French Armed Forces, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Katyusha rocket launcher, Laurent Gbagbo, News local news, newspapers, World news
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – While normal life is slowly returning to Ivory Coast’s main city after two weeks of urban warfare, discoveries of massive weapons caches stockpiled by ousted strongman Laurent Gbagbo show the bloodshed could have been vastly worse. … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Choi Young-jin, Côte d'Ivoire, Embassies and Consulates, French Armed Forces, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Katyusha rocket launcher, Laurent Gbagbo, News local news, newspapers, World news
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With the ongoing civil war in Ivory Coast seemingly close to an end it is appropriate to tell the REAL untold story of the crisis in Ivory Coast and inform our readers of the REAL issue(s) behind the situation in … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Alain Le Roy, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d’Ivoire, French Armed Forces, Gérard Longuet, IndepthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Rescue Committee, Laurent Gbagbo, United Nations
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – United Nations and French helicopters fired rockets on strongman Laurent Gbagbo’s residence on Sunday in an assault the U.N. said was to retaliate for attacks by his forces on U.N. headquarters and civilians. U.N. Secretary-General Ban … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Alain Le Roy, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d’Ivoire, French Armed Forces, Gérard Longuet, IndepthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Rescue Committee, Laurent Gbagbo, United Nations
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Forces loyal to Ivory Coast incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo have stepped up a counter-attack on presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara by firing on his hotel headquarters in Abidjan. Rebel forces seeking to install Ouattara, who won an election last November according … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Alain Le Roy, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d’Ivoire, French Armed Forces, Gérard Longuet, IndepthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Rescue Committee, Laurent Gbagbo, United Nations
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Abidjan – French helicopters on an evacuation mission were fired upon by forces supporting the country’s strongman as they tried to retain power in Ivory Coast’s largest city, a military spokesperson said on Saturday. No French soldiers were injured in … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Alain Le Roy, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, French Armed Forces, Gérard Longuet, IndepthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Rescue Committee, Laurent Gbagbo, United Nations
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New York – Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo will be taken alive and put on trial, the country’s UN envoy said on Thursday. Ambassador Youssoufou Bamba said there could be no more negotiations with Gbagbo, who has refused to hand … read more »
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire, Embassies and Consulates, French Armed Forces, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Laurent Gbagbo, Peacekeeping, United Nations
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GENEVA – The U.N. says more than 100 bodies have been found in Ivory Coast in the past 24 hours, some of them burned alive. About 60 were killed in one incident and about 40 people in another that appears … read more »
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Côte d’Ivoire, Embassies and Consulates, France, French Armed Forces, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSoccer, IndepthWorld, Laurent Gbagbo, Peacekeeping, United Nations
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The people of Abidjan are “living in fear” and are in a “serious humanitarian and security situation”, Ivory Coast’s presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara has said. In a speech on French television channel LCI, Mr Ouattara said he had asked for … read more »
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa news, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, France, French Armed Forces, IndepthAfrica, IndepthSoccer, IndepthWorld, Laurent Gbagbo, Peacekeeping, United Nations
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Ivory Coast’s presidential claimant said on Thursday he had asked for EU sanctions to be lifted as a first step to bring the country back to normal, despite a continuing standoff with incumbent Laurent Gbagbo. The address by U.N.-backed Alassane … read more »
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Tagged Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara, Cocody, Côte d'Ivoire, French Armed Forces, Laurent Gbagbo, Peacekeeping, United Nations
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January 13, 2011 by benim
Nine people — four alleged kidnappers, three Niger police and two hostages — were killed in a failed French rescue bid in the Mali desert, a senior French prosecutor said Thursday. An investigation has been launched to clear up several … read more »
Posted in News, Niger, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, breaking news, French Armed Forces, French people, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Mali, News local news, newspapers, Niger, North Africa, World news
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The kidnappers of two Frenchmen killed in Niger on Saturday were probably members of al Qaeda’s North African wing, French Armed Forces spokesman Thierry Burkhard said on Sunday. The two men were found dead, apparently killed by their kidnappers, after … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, breaking news, French Armed Forces, French people, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Mali, News local news, newspapers, Niger, North Africa, World news
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