Politics | Economy - Development
Mali approved for more IMF disbursements
afrol News, 4 February - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of Mali’s economic performance under a programme supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The decision also allows the government to request a further disbursement amounting to about US$3.1 million, which would bring total disbursements to Mali to SDR 21.99 million (about US$34.1 million). Read more
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French national abducted in Mali
afrol News, 27 November - Gunmen have abducted a French national, Pierre Kamatte, outside his hotel in the north-eastern Mali town of Menaka, government officials have confirmed. Read more
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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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Politics
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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» 04.04.2008 - Mali signs truce with rebels
» 11.03.2008 - Taureg rebels free 22 hostages
» 07.02.2008 - WA signals food insecurity
» 30.08.2007 - MALI: Child marriage a neglected problem
» 14.08.2007 - Mystery surrounds Malian opposition leader's death
» 26.06.2007 - Malian writers guilty of insulting President
» 22.06.2007 - WAJA chief assaulted by police
» 21.06.2007 - Malian journalists troubled by presidential essay
» 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
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