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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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By Keith Somerville Africa inherited its borders – they were not created by those who live within them, are divided by them or who cannot easily trade across them. The many straight lines on the map (or even the wiggly … read more »
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 »
TIMBUKTU, Mali — Zahby Ould Ibrahim’s general store was looted to the studs this week. The horde that descended upon it took not just the shop’s stock of pots, pans and bedding but the electric sockets, the light bulbs and … read more »
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Jeremy Keenan On 12 October 2012, the UN Security Council voted unanimously in favour of a French-drafted resolution asking Mali’s government to draw up plans for a military mission to re-establish control over the northern part of Mali, an area … read more »
Since early 2012, a violent conflict has been brewing in Mali, one that has forced the international community to consider whether or not this North African country is another Afghanistan in the making. The conflict, fought primarily between the government … read more »
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Ian Birrell, The Guardian Malians wave to French soldiers as a convoy of armoured vehicles leaves Bamako on January 15 for deployment in the north of Mali as part of operation Serval. Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images For 10 months the … read more »
There is yet another Islamist-backed war going on, this time in Mali. While it has a faction seeking to impose Sharia law, and whose leader is a cousin of the head of Al Qaeda in the region, it also is … read more »
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The Real Stakes of the War Rocking West Africa A Malian soldier peeks through a doorway behind which Malian and French soldiers are stationed in Niono. (Joe Penney / Courtesy Reuters) The last few months have shaken Mali to its … read more »
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The UN Security Council’s approval of armed intervention into Mali risks worsening the human rights and humanitarian crisis in the north, Amnesty International said today. The Council voted unanimously on Thursday to approve an African-led force with “use all necessary … read more »
By Alex Thurston, On Oct. 1, Niger launched its “Strategy for Development and Security” (SDS), a $2.5 billion, five-year initiative targeting six of the country’s eight regions. The project is part of Niger’s ongoing efforts to prevent the kind of … read more »
A couple who had sex outside marriage has been stoned to death at the weekend by Islamists in the town of Aguelhok in northern Mali, officials say. The man and woman were buried up to their necks, then pelted with … read more »
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Six armed militias in Mali have joined forces and say they will retake the country’s north from Islamist and rebel groups in control of the territory since April. The Patriotic Forces of Resistance [FPR] says it will fight the Islamist … read more »
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Bamako – At least 35 people died in clashes this week between Islamists and Tuareg rebels in the north Mali town of Gao, according to a new toll released on Saturday by a medical source. “There were at least 35 … read more »
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ISLAMISTS have claimed control of the key town of Gao in Mali’s occupied north after fierce clashes with Tuareg rebels left at least 20 people dead. The al-Qaeda offshoot Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and Tuareg … read more »
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As Mali is increasingly compared to Somalia, Afghanistan, African Union seeks UN backing for an intervention By David LewisReuters DAKAR — When Mali’s Tuareg nomads launched a rebellion in January, many in Africa thought it would be just the latest … read more »
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Only days after Tuareg rebels and Islamist fighters announced an alliance for a new Islamic state in northern Mali, the Tuareg rebels have backed away from the deal. An analyst says this latest move points to a dilemma the Tuaregs … read more »
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Mali’s Tuareg rebel National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and Ansar Dine Islamist militants have agreed to merge and create an independent Islamic state in the north of the country, a rebel spokesman said on Saturday. The deal … read more »
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Bamako – Two northern Mali army chiefs met with Algerian authorities this week to discuss the deteriorating security situation in the zone occupied by Islamist and Tuareg rebels, security sources said on Thursday. “Colonel-Majors Alaji Ag Gamou and Abderahmane Ould … read more »
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Dakar – Amnesty International said on Wednesday that armed Tuaregs and Islamists, who seized northern Mali after a coup, had carried out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. A report released by the London-based rights … read more »
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Bamako – A Tuareg commander loyal to the Malian government says he’s crossed back into northern Mali from Niger. Colonel El Hadj Ag Gamou said on Saturday that he was awaiting orders from the capital before moving any further after … read more »
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Jessica Horn In conversation with Jessica Horn, a leading Malian women’s rights activist (name supplied but withheld on request) identifies the roots of the crisis in Mali, and the opportunistic use of the crisis by Malian and international Islamic fundamentalists … read more »
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Bamako – An Islamist group that is competing with Tuareg nationalists for control of northern Mali is stepping up efforts to provide law and order as it tries to gain recruits and the support of local residents. They’ve even set … read more »
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Mali’s new interim president took office Thursday, returning the country to constitutional rule three weeks after mutinous soldiers overthrew the nation’s democratically elected leader in a coup. Dioncounda Traore, who heads the country’s national assembly, is to serve … read more »
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Bamako – An interim leader was to take over from Mali’s junta on Thursday and head a transition government that must claw back control of half the country from the hands of Islamists and Tuareg rebels. Dioncounda Traore, the legislative … read more »
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Around 2,000 Malians marched through the capital Bamako on Tuesday appealing for foreign help to dislodge Tuareg-led rebels in the north, saying a humanitarian crisis was looming and civilians had been abused. Rebels capitalised on the disarray after a March … read more »
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The Economic Community of West African States has lifted sanctions against Mali, saying it is convinced the leaders of a military coup are committed to restoring constitutional rule. ECOWAS communications director Sonny Ugoh told VOA the military’s efforts have been … read more »
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Amadou Toumani Toure, Mali’s president, resigned on Sunday, paving the way for the soldiers who ousted him in a coup to stick by a deal to restore civilian rule and hand power to the president of the National Assembly. Neighbouring … read more »
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West African states and military junta reportedly agree deal in which president and coup leader will both stand aside. Representatives of West African states and the military junta which seized power in Mali are reported to have reached a deal in which the country’s president and … read more »
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Brussels – The EU and AU on Friday rejected any break-up of Mali and called for talks to resolve the crisis after a Tuareg rebel group proclaimed independence in the north of the country. “The EU has made clear throughout … read more »
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