AFRICA/MALI - Negotiations and military preparations in view of the...
"The meetings which are taking place in Ouagadougou and Bamako are aimed at convincing a part of the groups that control the north of Mali to renounce armed struggle" says to Fides Agency Father Edmond...
View ArticleFrance tries to ID suspect jihadist held in Mali
The Pentagon says an Iranian military plane fired upon, but did not hit, an unarmed U.S. drone aircraft a week ago in what a spokesman said was international airspace over the Persian Gulf.
View ArticleFrance tries to ID suspecta
French authorities are trying to figure out whether a man arrested in the West African nation of Mali who was en route to Islamist combatants is the same man charged in Paris with a terror-related...
View ArticleForeign air power is crucial to Mali battle plan: sources
Malian troops backed by foreign air power will lead the assault to recapture Timbuktu and other northern cities from al Qaeda-linked militants, under a battle plan now being considered, Malian army...
View ArticleForeign air power is crucial to Mali battle...
Malian troops backed by foreign air power will lead the assault to recapture Timbuktu and other northern cities from al Qaeda-linked militants, under a battle plan now being considered, Malian army...
View ArticleWest African leaders meet on plan for Mali
West African leaders meet at an emergency summit to firm up military plans to win back Islamist-held northern Mali, as fears grow over the risks the extremists pose to the region and beyond.
View ArticleNigeria: Ambassador Raises Alarm Over Massive Human Trafficking in Mali
The Nigerian Ambassador to Mali, Mr Iliya Nuhu, has raised the alarm over the high rate of trafficking of Nigerian girls to the West African country.
View ArticleECOWAS ready with troops for Mali
Members of an East African bloc have a military operation ready to present to the United Nations for insertion into northern Mali, a spokesman said.
View ArticleMali's Looming War: Will Military Intervention Drive Out the Islamists?
A bus carrying passengers from Gao in Mali's Islamist-controlled north to the capital, Bamako, makes a stop in Mopti, Mali Sept.
View ArticleVice President Back Home From ECOWAS
The Vice President, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur returned home last nite after attending an extra-ordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja, Nigeria The meeting was to...
View ArticleMali: Crafting a Recovery for Mali's Artisans?
It's 3pm and things are hotting up at Ouagadougou's biennial International Arts and Crafts Fair , and not just because of the temperature: mornings at the fair are reserved for professional buyers but...
View ArticleSand Diego Zoo reveals giant panda's name today
By Chinese tradition, giant pandas are not named until they have been alive 100 days.
View Article100 days after birth, San Diego panda gets name
It's been 100 days since the latest panda cub was born there. That's the day Chinese tradition at the zoo calls for the cub to get its name.
View ArticleNew panda at San Diego Zoo has a name: Xiao Liwu, "little gift.''
In a ceremony complete with zither music anda troupe of lion dancers,the latest panda cub born at the San Diego Zoo was given a name Tuesday:Xiao Liwu, translated as "little gift" and pronounced...
View ArticleUN seeks Mali dialogue, AU backs military action
A UN envoy met Islamist rebels occupying northern Mali yesterday as the African Union endorsed military intervention to retake control of the desert north.
View ArticleUS: Al-Qaida link to consulate attackers in Libya
In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, Malians opposing a foreign military intervention to retake Mali's Islamist-held north clash with police as they march in the streets of the capital, Bamako,...
View Article'Singing is universal right:' exiled...
When Malian singer Fadimata Walett Oumar performed at the Timbuktu desert festival in January she had no idea that within two weeks unrest would force her into exile and lead to an Islamist takeover.
View ArticleMali: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission
A mission from the International Monetary Fund , led by Christian Josz, visited Bamako from November 1 to 14 and reached preliminary agreement on providing support to Mali under the Rapid Credit...
View ArticlePentagon Still Seeking to Blame Al-Qaeda for Benghazi Attacks
Libya Attack Militants Probably Had Links To Al Qaeda, U.S. General Carter Ham Says Reuters | Posted: 11/14/2012 2:12 pm EST By John Irish PARIS, Nov 14 - Militants who killed the U.S. ambassador to...
View ArticleGolden Eaglets to tackle Mali at
The peculiar tight flight schedule within the West African sub region has again forced the Nigeria Football Federation to change the kick off time of the Golden Eaglets' Sunday's Under-17 African...
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