Tag Archives: Mali
NIAMEY — A Nigerian warplane crashed in Niger on Monday, from where it was conducting military operations in neighbouring Mali, and the two pilots were killed, Nigeria’s army said in a statement. The fighter jet was part of Nigeria’s air … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Dargol, Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet, France, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Niamey, Niger, Nigeria
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Source: France 24 Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected as chairman of the African Union in January. Since then, he has to deal with the war in Mali. After months of fighting, the country still needs the international community’s … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, France, Hailemariam Desalegn, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, List of heads of government of Ethiopia, Mali
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Chad was supposed to be the backbone of the African-led force in Mali. And, until now, that’s exactly what it has been, providing the only African soldiers trained and trusted for combat operations in the tricky desert war against experienced … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed
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Tagged Central African Republic, Chad, France, Idriss Déby, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, United Nations
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Mali and its international partners need to seize the moment for national dialogue to forestall renewed political and security crises. Mali: Security, Dialogue and Meaningful Reform, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the situation in Mali after … read more »
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Tagged Bamako, France, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Mali, Tuareg, Tuareg people, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
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(IRIN) – Hunger in Mali has reached crisis levels in the northern Kidal Region and has reached critical levels in Gao and Timbuktu regions, according to food security agencies and the government’s early warning body. One in five households in … read more »
Posted in Mali, Special Reports, West Africa
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Tagged Gao, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, IRIN, Kidal, Kidal Region, Mali, Timbuktu, World Food Programme
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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 »
ABUJA — The European Union on Tuesday pledged 50 million euros ($65 million) in support for the African force tasked with helping fight Islamist rebels in Mali. The international community in January promised to provide $455 million dollars to support … read more »
Posted in Mali, Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged AFISMA, Economic Community of West African States, European Union, French Army, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, Nigeria, West Africa
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Mali Operation: Revised Approaches Alexander Mezyaev, Strategic Culture Foundation, It’s the third month since French troops entered Mali. The action entailed the involvement of the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA), an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) … read more »
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Tagged AFISMA, African Union, Burkina Faso, Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mali, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
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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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Egypt’s U-20 side reached the pinnacle of African glory for the first time since 2003, defeating heavyweights Ghana 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw to win the African Championship for the fourth time on Saturday. Midfielder Hossam … read more »
Posted in Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Egypt, Ghana, Hossam Ghaly, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Nigeria, Oran, Overtime (sports), Saleh Gomaa
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Nigeria’s Flying Eagles made amend for missing out on defending their title by beating Mali 2-1 to finish with bronze at the 2013 Orange CAF U-20 Championship. By reaching the semi-finals both teams qualified for FIFA U-20 World Cup and … read more »
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Tagged Eagles, FIFA U-20 World Cup, IndepthAfrica, John Obuh, Mali, Nigeria, Oran, Stade Ahmed Zabana, Umar
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JOHANNESBURG – Ethiopia’s chances of reaching the 2014 World Cup in Brazil became a little more realistic on Sunday after beating Botswana to open a two-point gap at the top of its group in African qualifying. Ghana beat Sudan 4-0 … read more »
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The Flying Eagles will be one of the four African representatives to the World Cup. Saturday’s 3-1 victory recorded by Nigeria’s Flying Eagles over their DR Congo counterparts did not only see them qualify for the semi final of the … read more »
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Tagged Egypt, Flying Eagles, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Obuh, Mali, Nigeria, Nigeria national under-20 football team, Turkey, World cup
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Where is the Left’s moral indignation about the Isamic-Arab racism against, and enslavement of, African blacks?
(AFP) GENEVA — The United Nations will appoint an independent expert to investigate and help improve the human rights situation in war-torn Mali, the UN Human Rights Council decided Thursday. The 47 members of the UN’s top human rights body … read more »
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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A fifth French soldier has been killed in the country’s nine-week-old military campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali, the government said on Sunday. An explosive device went off under a vehicle carrying Corporal Alexandre Van Dooren during a search for … read more »
LAGOS, Nigeria — Islamic extremists continue to move freely between Nigeria and northern Mali, despite the ongoing French military operation there against them, the United States ambassador to Nigeria said Thursday. As extremist shootings, bombings and kidnappings of foreigners continue … read more »
By Gregory Mann and Bruce Whitehouse Recent and still unconfirmed reports of the killings of top leaders of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb underscore tangible advances made by French and African forces in rolling back the violent jihadist onslaught … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, John Kerry, Lehigh University, Mali, peace, United States, US government
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By Seth Rutledge Syria : an alleged hacked British defense contractor email reveals a US/Qatar plan to deploy a chemical weapon false flag attack in Syria. Israel conducted an air strike on Syria; the US reportedly approved and is poised … read more »
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By Kayitana Ka Ruterandongozi opinion The French “intervention” in Mali to assist a national army that has been receiving counter-terrorism training from the USA since 2007 makes one wonder how competent their instructors are. Or is it that Malian soldiers … read more »
Posted in Article, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Cotonou – Benin said on Sunday that authorities have thwarted an attempt to oust President Thomas Boni Yayi and install a military regime in the West African nation. In a statement read to journalists, state prosecutor Justin Gbenameto said a … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Benin, Colonel, Cotonou, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, West Africa, Yayi Boni
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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 »
DAKAR, Senegal — Chad’s military said Saturday that its soldiers in Mali had killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the mastermind of the January seizure of an Algerian gas plant that left at least 37 foreign hostages dead. Mr. Belmokhtar’s death was announced … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Mali, North Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, Belmokhtar, Chad, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Osama bin Laden, United States
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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 »
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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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By Keith Somerville Having worked as a journalist for 33 years and having taught journalism and analysed the processes and performance of journalism for the last five, it is very revealing watching and analysing the development of major stories. There … read more »
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Tagged Cold War, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mali, Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius, Pistorius, South Africa
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(Reuters) – France will not negotiate with gunmen claiming to be from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram who have taken a French family of seven hostage, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday. The three adults and four children … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Cameroon, France, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Jean-Yves Le Drian, local Nigerian newspaper, Mali, Nigeria, Reuters
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A video apparently showing seven French hostages kidnapped from northern Cameroon has been posted online, with a man claiming that a radical Islamic group from Nigeria holds them. The video, posted Monday to YouTube, shows two men, a woman and … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Associated Press, Boko Haram, Cameroon, Islamism, Mali, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, West Africa, Youtube
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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 »
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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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