Algeria: Lamamra to Visit Bamako Friday
Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ramtane Lamamra, will visit Bamako on 19 and 20 June 2015, at the invitation of his Malian counterpart, Abdoulaye Diop, the...
View ArticleAnna Badkhen: In Mali, nomadic jihadis rise again
In the early 19th century, a Fulani scholar, cleric and trilingual poet named Uthman dan Fodio launched one of West Africa's earliest jihads. Hurtling camelback and horseback, Dan Fodio and his...
View ArticleMali: UN welcomes announcement by armed groups of withdrawal from eastern town
"The MINUSMA endorses the courageous and responsible decision by the movements of the "Platform," which demonstrates their commitment to promote the peace process to the benefit of all Malians," said...
View ArticleWhat's going on Monday? (Juicy J, Songhoy Blues, Bully, Amy Schumer...
Juicy J, Isaiah, Ben James @ Irving Plaza Juicy J's got a new album called THC: The Hustle Continues on the way, and while we're still waiting for more details on that, we did recently get a new...
View ArticleMali's Tuareg rebels prepare to sign landmark peace deal
French soldiers of the French 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment wait while a sand storm is coming on June 3, 2015 in Goundam in the Timbuktu region, northern Mali, during their joint operation "La...
View ArticleWhat's going on Tuesday? (Iceage, Spoon, Woods, Colin Stetson & Sarah ...
Spoon, The Antlers @ King's Theatre Spoon are such a consistently good band it's easy to take them for granted. Last year's They Want My Soul was yet another winner in their catalog.
View ArticleMali close to peace deal after militia leaves key town
Mali's warring factions look close to signing a landmark peace deal to end years of unrest after pro-government militia leaders agreed to evacuate a flashpoint town and the government dropped arrest...
View ArticleA question on racism in South Carolina
United States of America Senator Tim Scott, who represents all of the people of South Carolina, said, "My heart is breaking for Charleston and South Carolina tonight. This senseless tragedy at a place...
View ArticleFrance vows to strengthen cooperation with U.N. mission in Mali
France vowed on Monday to strengthen cooperation with the U.N. mission in Mali as it seeks to implement an ambitious peace deal aimed at stabilising the volatile north. An alliance of Tuareg-led rebels...
View ArticleUN police accused of Mali deaths to face home country court
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View ArticleMali: Tuareg Peace Deal Raises Hopes but Faces Challenges
Activists and analysts in Mali hope that a landmark deal between the government and a Tuareg-led rebel coalition will bring stability to the north, the cradle of several Tuareg uprisings since the...
View ArticleUN wants truce observers in Mali, urges sanctions for violators
A man holds a sign reading "Long live Mali indivisible, Down with CMA and their supporters" during a pro-government rally in Bamako, Mali, May 26, 2015. REUTERS/Adama Diarra UNITED NATIONS, June 23 -...
View ArticleLiberia: AFL Contingent in Mali Returns Thursday
The second platoon-size of the Armed Forces of Liberia that departed the country for a peacekeeping mission in Mali on June 26, 2014, will return to Liberia on 25 June 2015 via Roberts International...
View ArticleMali: Ban welcomes the signature of the Agreement for Peace and...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Saturday the signature, earlier today, of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali by the Coordination coalition of armed groups in Bamako. The...
View ArticleMali's Tuareg Rebels Sign Peace Deal
After being engulfed in decades of unrest, finally the citizens of Mali will sigh a breath of relief as Mali's Tuareg-led rebel alliance signed a peace deal to end the turmoil driven by ethnic...
View ArticleParis to help Mali put peace accord with Tuaregs in place
France's defense minister says that Paris will be helping Malians lock into place what he called a "historic" peace accord between northern Tuareg rebels and the government - which means a vast...
View ArticleHands
Evan Michelson, an owner of Obscura Antiques and Oddities, on Avenue A at Thirteenth Street, was waiting the other morning for the composer Danny Elfman, who lives in Los Angeles. Obscura sells...
View ArticleWhy Is the Internet So Much Slower and More Expensive in Mali Than in Senegal...
Since its launch on 27 April 2015, the #Mali100mega hashtag has gained a significant following on Mali's Twittersphere. It was first used by Malian tech entrepreneurs, activists and bloggers to demand...
View ArticleGunmen attack western Mali town in pre-dawn raid
Gunmen attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighbouring Mauritania before dawn on Saturday, a town resident and a senior military source said. It was not immediately clear who was...
View ArticleMali: Gunmen attack village near Ivory Coast border
The latest on the manhunt following the escape of two convicted murderers from a maximum-security prison : The latest on the manhunt following the escape of two convicted murderers from a...
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