German Helicopter Serving With UN Crashes In Mali
A German helicopter with two crew on board crashed in northern Mali on Wednesday in an apparent accident while monitoring ...
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War Crimes Court To Award Timbuktu Damages In August
War crimes judges will next month deliver a landmark order for reparations for the razing of the fabled Timbuktu shrines ...
EU To Give 50m Euros To New African Fighting Force
The European Union has agreed to give more than 50m euros to fund a new African joint military force in ...
EU To Give 50 Million Euros For African Force In Sahel
The EU is giving 50 million euros to set up a joint African military force in the Sahel region to ...
Two UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali
Two UN peacekeepers were killed and a third wounded on Tuesday in an ambush in restive northern Mali, the nation's ...
UN To Deploy ‘rapid Intervention Force’ In Central Mali
A rapid intervention force of Senegalese troops will soon be deployed in central Mali, which has seen an increase in ...
Around 20 Jihadists Killed Or Captured In Mali’s North
French soldiers killed or captured about 20 jihadists in Mali's restive north where a French soldier was killed on April ...
Mali Extends State of Emergency As Jihadist Attacks Persist
A state of emergency that has been in force almost non-stop for 17 months in Mali was extended by 10 ...
Five Dead In Jihadist Attack In Mali
A Tuareg-led group in Mali said five of its fighters were killed Saturday in an attack blamed on jihadists, a ...
Mali Peace Conference Calls For Talks With Jihadists
A national peace summit in Mali ended Sunday with a call for negotiations with jihadists in the country's north, according ...
Mali Peace Conference Hit By Boycott
Former rebels and Mali's opposition parties Monday boycotted a national summit enshrined in the country's 2015 peace deal, laying bare ...
Steps To Peace Falter In Mali’s Timbuktu As Militias Squabble
Tensions between armed groups who encircled Mali's fabled Timbuktu have prevented the head of a new regional body from taking ...
Three Jihadist Groups In Africa’s Sahel Announce Merger
Three jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region have merged to form one single organisation, Mauritania's private news agency ANI ...
Long-Delayed Interim Authority Installed In North Mali
An interim authority for Mali's troubled northern Kidal region, a stronghold of the former Tuareg rebellion, was finally installed on ...
The Men Competing For Love In the Deserts of Chad
Men of Chad's Wodaabe culture put on their make-up and don their best clothes to impress would-be brides at a ...
Timbuktu Bars Smashed By Muslim Protesters In Mali
Dozens of young Muslims opposed to alcoholic beverages smashed bars and liquor stalls in the northern Malian city of Timbuktu ...
Interim Authorities To Begin Work In Mali’s North
A key step on the road to peace in northern Mali will take place Saturday when interim local authorities begin ...
Key Parts of Mali Peace Deal To Roll Out This Month
Key provisions of a peace deal signed by the Malian government and ex-rebels in 2015 are finally due to be ...
ISIS Next Place Is Mali
Mali, with a population of some 12 million, and a landmass three and a half times the size of Germany, ...