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Mali armed to fight al Qaeda insurgents
afrol News, 20 October - The US military has handed over millions worth of military equipment to the Malian government to help them fight al-Qaeda's North African branch. Mali has already received a back-up from Algeria and Libya to fight the Islamists. Read more
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Politics
Terrorist killing in Mali condemned
afrol News, 3 June - A militant group in Mali, claiming to be affiliated to Al Qaeda, says it has killed British hostage Edwin Dyer today. The killing was condemned in London, Paris and Algiers, with announcements saying the fight against terror in the region would be enhanced.
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Tuareg rebels beg for Algeria's mediation
afrol News, 5 February - Mali's Tuareg rebels have pleaded for Algerian mediation after government forces rejected a ceasefire proposal pledged last Sunday. The Malian army has refused to suspend its offensive in the northern part of the country against the rebels, saying it's the rebel's defense strategy when the war weighs heavily on them. Read more
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Mali government and rebels release prisoners
afrol News, 10 September - Malian government and Tuareg rebels have released prisoners abducted and held hostage northeast during a year old conflict, a move aimed at paving a way for formal peace negotiations to end a rebellion, government said on Wednesday. Read more
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Society | Politics
Malian Tuaregs seek refuge in Burkina Faso
afrol News, 9 June - Some 1,000 Malian Tuaregs that are fleeing the insecurity prevailing in northern Mali, have found refuge since the beginning of the year in neighbouring Burkina Faso, UN sources in Ouagadougou report. Several football stadiums in the Burkinabe capital are used as refugee camps as the conflict in northern Mali gets bloodier.
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New AU chief takes office
afrol News, 29 April - Dr. Jean Ping has officially replaced Alpha Oumar Konaré as the Chairman of the African Union Commission, the executive arm of the continental body. Read more
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Sahel nations lose 1.7m ha land
afrol News, 28 April - On average each year, Sahelian countries lost 1.7 million hectares of arable land to desertification, environmental experts told journalists. Read more
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Mali signs truce with rebels
afrol News, 4 April - Malian government and Taureg rebels loyal to Ibrahim Ag Bahanga on Thursday signed a truce aimed at ending conflict in northern Mali.
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Taureg rebels free 22 hostages
afrol News, 11 March -
Northern Taureg rebel group led by Ibrahim Ag Bahanga in Mali at the weekend freed the remaining 22 hostages held since August last year, the governor of the northern Kidal capital said.
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» 09.06.2007 - Cheap meningitis vaccine developed in West Africa
» 01.06.2007 - Mali gets serious about home-grown science
» 03.05.2007 - Mali ruling party jubilates election victory
» 30.04.2007 - Mali incumbent leads polls
» 26.04.2007 - Mali produces 1st woman Presidential candidate
» 11.04.2007 - Mali finds no good way to boost health services
» 08.03.2007 - Mali govt to "beat malaria this year"
» 14.02.2007 - Finally serious oil explorations in Mali
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