US Senators McCain, Whitehouse visit Mali
United States Sens. John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse have arrived in Mali's capital, Bamako, Tuesday for meetings with the country's leaders.
View ArticleMalian journalist Boukary Daou released on bail
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today's decision by a judge in Mali to grant bail to a journalist who was jailed for 27 days in connection with his paper's publication of a letter...
View ArticleRadical Islamic group in Mali enumerates attacks
A radical Islamic group operating in northern Mali released a report enumerating their attacks since the start of a three-month-old, French-led military offensive.
View ArticleMusic Review: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Jama Ko
It is sometimes said music gives voice to the concerns of a people. While this may not be as true in North American popular music as it once was in countries with a history of an oral tradition music...
View ArticleBritish PM saves distressed she...
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron ventured into a new swamp when he waded waist-deep into mud to rescue a drowning sheep.
View ArticleMali: EU Military Trainers Begin Task of 'Rebuilding' Mali's Army
Soldiers from a number of European Union countries have begun a mission to train Mali's national army.
View ArticleAnalysis: Mali insurgency endangers French pull-out plan
France wants to cut its forces in Mali sharply by the year-end and is urging its ex-colony to hold elections in July, but an Islamist insurgency is threatening that timetable.
View ArticleFamilies in Mali splintered by slavery as culture and conflict converge |...
A child in Bamako. The collapse of the state in Mali makes slavery hard to combat.
View ArticleWalker Art Center and The Cedar present Midwest debut of Mali's new...
Mali's new music sensation, Fatoumata Diawara, who has been wooing critics and lighting up stages around the world with her radiant voice is set to make her Twin Cities debut.
View ArticleOptions for future UN involvement in resolving Mali crisis presented to...
"The serious and inter-linked challenges that confront Mali require concerted and broad-based efforts by the Malian authorities and its people, together with significant international support,"...
View ArticleFrancois Hollande's credibility crisis is not for ever | Pierre Haski
Few people have a good word to say about the French president at the moment, but his gentle reforms can still change that France's president, FranA ois Hollande, went on TV for an hour last week,...
View ArticleSaudi court orders criminal to be surgically paralyzed
Moctar Toure, whose arm was amputated after he was accused of stealing by Islamists, at a bus station in Bamako, Mali, on Dec.
View ArticleFrance to take part in future Mali peacekeeping
French President Francois Hollande made the announcement Thursday as he spoke before Morocco's parliament, part of a two-day visit celebrating the two nations' close cooperation.
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View ArticleRokia Traore brings a spark of life to a country in political turmoil
Before meeting Rokia Traor, I had her pigeonholed as a very modern sort of artist, most comfortable traversing the globe just as she traverses, or elides, different genres.
View ArticleJama Ko by Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
When the prickly, pointed third track Dankou arrives, almost pushing its way into the album as if running late and eager to join the fray, you don't argue.
View ArticleFrench minister visits Mali amid doubts over withdrawal
France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius laid out plans to start withdrawing French troops from Mali before elections in July on a visit to the West African nation on Friday, despite a recent spate of...
View ArticleUS Senators McCain, Whitehouse visit Mali United States Sens. John...
's capital, Bamako, Tuesday for a two-day visit to assess the country's battle against Islamic extremist rebels in the north.
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A Chinese street vendor in the border city of Dandong makes traditional North Korean rice cakes between the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, left, which connects the city to Sinuiju, North Korea, and the...
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