Mali and rebels fail to reach deal in third round of peace talks
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View ArticleEbola in Mali threatens economy
The impact of the Ebola outbreak will be catastrophic for the economy of Mali, who was beginning to recover after a long political and security crisis, analysts said in Bamako. In the absence of...
View ArticleNo deal after Mali's third round of talks
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View ArticleMali government confirms new Ebola case, hundreds monitored
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View ArticleMali Attempts to Shut Down Ebola Transmission Chain
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Washington has an agreement with Baghdad on privileges and immunities for the growing number of troops based in Iraq who are helping in the fight against the Islamic State group, the new U.S....
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View ArticleMali frees UN peacekeepers from Ebola quarantine
A group of United Nations peacekeepers trapped in a clinic in Mali when it was quarantined after an outbreak of Ebola have been allowed to leave, the UN said Saturday. Around 20 soldiers from the...
View ArticleTreatment guidelines lacking for Ebola patients, say infectious diseases experts
As the Ebola Virus Diseases epidemic continues to rage in West Africa, infectious diseases experts call attention to the striking lack of treatment guidelines. With over 16,000 total cases and more...
View ArticleEmergency Ebola funding will safeguard global health and security
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View ArticleUS-wanted jihadi killed in Mali operation: French army
French President Francois Hollande reacts as he attends a Franco-Spanish summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris December 1, 2014. REUTERS/Lionel Bonaventure/Pool PARIS: A high-ranking member of jihadi...
View ArticleFrench-Mali sweep kills Islamic radical commander
French defense officials say a militant Islamic commander who was the subject of a multimillion-dollar bounty issued by the United States has been killed in a military sweep operation in northeastern...
View ArticleFrench-Mali sweep kills Islamic radical commander
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View ArticleMali says has no remaining Ebola cases as last patient recovers
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View ArticleMali: Timbuktu - Mali's Onetime Trade City in Crisis
The city of Timbuktu in northern Mali was a famous commercial center until it was taken over by Islamists in 2012. Almost two years after their withdrawal, the city's economy is still in ruins.
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View ArticleMali: Govt Confirms Prisoners Exchange for French Hostage
Mali admitted on Friday that Al-Qaeda prisoners were freed in exchange for French hostage Serge Lazarevic, confirming reports on RFI earlier in the week. The French defence minister has refused to...
View ArticleFrench-Mali sweep kills Islamic radical commander
French defense officials say a militant Islamic commander who was the subject of a multimillion-dollar bounty issued by the United States has been killed in a military sweep operation in northeastern...
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Open Knowledge's recent publication of the 2014 Open Data Index shows slow progress by governments in opening up key data. Overall the level of "open" is down to 11% from 15% a year ago.
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