Tuareg rebels clash with Malian army; 3 wounded
Malian soldiers clashed Wednesday with Tuareg rebels near the Mauritanian border, the first fighting to erupt since the two sides signed a peace accord in June.
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An Associated Press-GfK poll says most Americans think jarring economic problems would erupt if lawmakers don't increase the government's debt limit.
View ArticleProtesters lob stones at Mali ministers during visit to northern city of Kidal
The median income for working Canadians is $49,351, according to data released Wednesday from Statistics Canada's National Household Survey.
View ArticleIAMGOLD, AngloGold Ashanti to Suspend Mining Excavation Activities at Yatela...
IAMGOLD Corporation reports that the Societe d'Exploration des Mines d'Or de Yatela S.A, a joint venture between IAMGOLD , AngloGold Ashanti and the government of Mali , has decided to suspend mining...
View ArticleMali reconciliation on track despite protests, minister says
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita heads the first cabinet council of his government with newly appointed ministers on September 9, 2013 at Koulouba Palace in Bamako.
View ArticleToubab Krewe brings rhythmic jams to...
There was a time in the 1960s and 1970s when world music was very popular. The cultural openness of that period made fertile ground for groups that created music outside of the United States.
View ArticleAll set for Mali president's inauguration
Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe has vowed to pursue controversial indigenisation policies with "renewed vigour", in a speech to parliament that was boycotted by the opposition after disputed elections.
View ArticleVieux Farka Toure playing Queen Elizabeth Hall
Having sold out Queen Elizabeth Hall back in February 2012, Malian singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, dubbed by many the 'Hendrix of the Sahara', returns to London next week to showcase...
View ArticleMore than 100 Chadian soldiers leave north Mali
An official with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali says more than 100 Chadian soldiers have left their positions in the northern Kidal province.
View ArticleMore than 100 Chadian soldiers leave north Mali
An official with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali says more than 100 Chadian soldiers have left their positions in the northern Kidal province.
View ArticleDoe Adjaho to be acting President, Thursday
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, will act as President of the Republic of Ghana on Thursday, 19 September 2013.
View ArticleBassekou Kouyate at Atlas Performing Arts Center: Friday, Sept. 20
While Malian musician Bassekou Kouyate and his group Ngoni Ba recorded their latest album, Jama Ko , in a Bamako studio, the nation was immersed in turmoil: The military was overthrowing the president,...
View ArticleWorld Bank Gives Mali US$50 Million To Improve Governance
The World Bank has given Mali US$50 million in aid for the improvement of governance in the West African country, Xinhua news agency reported.
View ArticleAfrican leaders, French president gather in Malian capital to celebrate new...
Ottawa police say six people are dead following a crash between a bus and VIA Rail train near the Fallowfield station in Barrhaven, south of Ottawa, Tuesday morning.
View ArticleMali president inaugurated
Zimbabwean child rapists could soon face castration after President Robert Mugabe called for harsher penalties as part of measures to deal with the vice, according to a report.
View ArticleFrench president says war on terror won in Mali
A federal judge was set to decide Thursday whether to approve a plea agreement that calls for Halliburton Energy Services to pay a $200,000 fine for destroying evidence after BP's 2010 oil spill in the...
View ArticleHollande: war on Mali Islamic extremists won
Defense attorneys are trying to discredit a key prosecution witness who they say changed her story when it became clear she would be able to spare her own life by detailing the events that led to the...
View ArticleAid Agencies: Northern Mali Herders Face Food Insecurity
Cattle herder Adama Ouagalam tends to his animals where French troops are stationed fighting rebels, in Markala, Mali, January 2013.
View ArticleFrance suggests it is ready to give weapons to Syria rebels
French President Francois Hollande suggested for the first time on Thursday that Paris could arm Syrian rebels in a "controlled framework," given that they were now caught between the Syrian government...
View ArticleRights groups press Morocco to free arrested editor
King Mohammed of Morocco shakes hands with Mali's new President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as he is welcomed at the Bamako-Senou International Airport September 18, 2013.
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