Mali requests military assistance to free north - France
Peacekeepers from the African Union Mission in Somalia patrol near their armoured personnel carriers after capturing the former private Elmaan seaport from al Shabaab insurgents without resistance,...
View ArticleGaddafi's fall echoes in Africa's Mali
Islamists continue a winning streak in the cities of Mali. A few days ago the city of Duentsa was seized by the militants.
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Morsi wants central Arab role for Egypt * Egyptian president appoints Islamist, military governors * Three of new names are known members of Muslim Brotherhood CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi...
View ArticleECOWAS Holds Up Bulgarian Weapons for Mali in Guinea
Bulgarian-made weapons destined for Mali which were bought by the country's ousted regime have been held in Guinea since July due to a request from ECOWAS, a regional bloc, Guinea's state minister for...
View ArticleMali to fight own fight
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View ArticleDouentza's Fall is Azawad's Fall
Azawad , the de facto independent republic and de facto newest country in the world, is about to fade into the sands of the Sahara.
View ArticleConfusion in Mali, after request for military help
A city police officer accidentally shot and killed a bodega worker who was fleeing an armed robbery, authorities said Friday.
View ArticleMali: 16 Islamic preachers killed by the army
Mohamed Bashir, who said he had two cousins die in the shooting, said that 16 ministers - eight Malian and eight Mauritanian - of the peaceful Dawa sect were shot by the Malian army on Sept.
View ArticleMali: 16 Islamic preachers killed by the army
A Baghdad court sentenced Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president to death Sunday after finding him guilty of masterminding the killings of a lawyer and a government security official.
View ArticleMali: 16 Islamic preachers killed by the army
Sources report that 16 Mauritanian and Malian Islamic preachers were shot dead by the Malian army in Diabaly, 430 kilometers north of Bamako, when they were traveling to a conference in Bamako.
View ArticleQuestions linger after Malian troops kill 16 'Islamists'
BAMAKO: Malian troops killed at least 16 members of an Islamist sect, officials said Sunday, but it was unclear if the victims were armed or were connected to the jihadist rebellion in the country's...
View ArticleMali: Militant group MUJWA Vows to Push towards Bamako after Killing
Militant group MUJWA said that the killing of 16 Muslim preachers by the Malian army in Diabaly leave them no choice but push forward towards the Capital Bamako.
View Article16 moderate Muslim preachers killed in Mali
Tropical Storm Leslie churned northward early Sunday on a path expected to take it to the east of Bermuda, possibly as a weak hurricane.
View ArticleMali: Death of 16 Islamic Preachers shot dead
Mali's government says it has launched an investigation into the shooting deaths of 16 Islamic preachers at a military checkpoint in the country's central region.
View ArticleMauritania calls killing in Mali an "odious" act
Seven scientists have won prestigious medical awards for development of liver transplantation, discoveries about the inner workings of cells, and leadership in biomedical science.
View ArticleSanogo says supports Traore's efforts
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View ArticleBodies of preachers killed in Mali repatriated
The bodies of nine of the Muslim preachers killed last week in neighboring Mali were repatriated to Mauritania on Wednesday, and the president of Mauritania stood in silence as the coffins were...
View ArticleThe zoo wants public to name new panda cub
His eyes are starting to open and so are his ears, but the San Diego Zoo's panda cub is still nameless.
View ArticleGuinea: Are Guineans less Capable than their Neighbours?
You can't say that our neighbours are more intelligent than us, but they have had forthright leaders who have maintained the basis of a modern administration system and laid the foundations of an...
View ArticleECOWAS Seeks UN Mandate to Deploy Troops
The Economic Community of West African States is seeking a U.N. Security Council mandate as regional defense chiefs gather to finalize plans to send peacekeeping troops to Mali, where Islamist...
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