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03/06/2013 - France - Mali

France condemns anti-black violence in Kidal, Mali

France has condemned "violence and extra-judicial arrests" committed against black citizens in Kidal in northestern Mali, calling on all parties there to exercise restraint.

06/04/2013 - Mali - France

Al Qaeda denies Sahara chief killed in Mali

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim) on Saturday denied a French claim that its leader in the Sahara has been killed in the French-led offensive in northern Mali.

31/03/2013 - Mali

Suicide bombing, jihadi attack in central Timbuktu

Fighting in the historic northern Mali town of Timbuktu this weekend left three Islamist fighters dead and five Malian troops wounded, the Malian army said Sunday.

Mali campaigners want anti-slavery law
30/03/2013 - African news explained

Mali campaigners want anti-slavery law

Slavery still exists in the northern Mali despite the French-led intervention to drive out Islamists rebels, campaigners say.

13/03/2013 - Mali - France - UN

Malian president plays down UN atrocities accusations

Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traoré played down a UN report’s charges that his country’s troops had carried out reprisals against some ethnic groups during the ...

21/02/2013 - France - Mali

Fighting in Gao, car bomb in Kidal, Mali conflict continues

Heavy fighting has broken out in the centre of Gao, the largest town in northern Mali. A car bomb in the northern Mali town of Kidal has killed one person and injured another, according to a ...

17/02/2013

French weekly magazines review

Will the pope's resignation lead to change in the Catholic church? Are ex-MNLA fighters reliable allies? And do you really need to control your cholesterol?

30/01/2013 - France - Mali

French troops arrive in Kidal without Malians

French troops have arrived in the northern Mali town of Kidal, driving Islamist rebels into the mountains. But the Malian general staff was not aware of the French plan, sources say.

25/01/2013 - Mali - France

French, Malian troops take town, head for Gao and Timbuktu

French and Malian troops were advancing on Gao on Friday and had taken the nearby town of Hombori.

Ansar Dine splitters ready to talk to Mali government
25/01/2013 - African news explained

Ansar Dine splitters ready to talk to Mali government

A new Islamist rebel group says it is ready for talks with the government of Mali in a bid to end the French-led offensive in the north of the country. The group, known as the Islamic ...

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