Canada adds $75 million to growing pot of international donations for Mali The Canadian Press - Wed, 15 May, 2013OTTAWA - Canada joined an international effort Wednesday to back a plan aimed at turning the West African country of Mali into a democracy instead of a hotbed of international … More »Canada adds $75 million to growing pot of international donations for Mali
OTTAWA - Canada joined an international effort Wednesday to back a plan aimed at turning the West African country of Mali into a democracy instead of a hotbed of international terrorism.
- Former Dutch minister Koenders to be named UN Mali envoy-diplomats Reuters - Wed, 15 May, 2013
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Former Dutch development minister Albert Gerard Koenders will be named U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. … More »Former Dutch minister Koenders to be named UN Mali envoy-diplomats
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Former Dutch development minister Albert Gerard Koenders will be named U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the West African country, where Islamist militants hijacked a revolt by Tuareg rebels, diplomats said on Wednesday. U.N. Secretary-General …
Canada gives $10 million toward Mali stabilization ahead of donor meeting The Canadian Press - Tue, 14 May, 2013OTTAWA - Canada will contribute an additional $10 million to help stabilization efforts in Mali. More »Canada gives $10 million toward Mali stabilization ahead of donor meeting
OTTAWA - Canada will contribute an additional $10 million to help stabilization efforts in Mali.
- Three suicide attacks strike army, Nigerien soldiers in Mali Reuters - Fri, 10 May, 2013
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected Islamists carried out three attacks on soldiers from Mali and Niger in northern Mali on Friday, injuring one Malian soldier and leaving at … More »Three suicide attacks strike army, Nigerien soldiers in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected Islamists carried out three attacks on soldiers from Mali and Niger in northern Mali on Friday, injuring one Malian soldier and leaving at least five suicide bombers dead, a spokesman for Mali's army said. The attacks took place between 4 and 5 a.m. in Menaka and Gossi, near Gao - the first …
- Military: Suicide bomber near Gao in Mali kills 5 The Canadian Press - Sat, 4 May, 2013
BAMAKO, Mali - The head of public relations for the Malian military confirmed that two Malian soldiers and three jihadists were killed during a patrol outside the northern … More »Military: Suicide bomber near Gao in Mali kills 5
BAMAKO, Mali - The head of public relations for the Malian military confirmed that two Malian soldiers and three jihadists were killed during a patrol outside the northern Malian city of Gao, after a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosive vest.
- French army says its troops in Mali arrest French jihadist convert who threatened France The Canadian Press - Tue, 30 Apr, 2013
PARIS - The French military spokesman says French forces in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened France … More »French army says its troops in Mali arrest French jihadist convert who threatened France
PARIS - The French military spokesman says French forces in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened France in a video last fall.
- A MUJAO sleeper cell dismantled in Mali: Ministry of Security The Canadian Press - Tue, 30 Apr, 2013
BAMAKO, Mali - A spokesman for Mali's ministry in charge of security confirmed that a terrorist sleeper cell belonging to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa … More »A MUJAO sleeper cell dismantled in Mali: Ministry of Security
BAMAKO, Mali - A spokesman for Mali's ministry in charge of security confirmed that a terrorist sleeper cell belonging to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa was discovered in the Malian capital, and dismantled.
U.N. Security Council approves creation of Mali peacekeeping force Reuters - Thu, 25 Apr, 2013By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved on Thursday the creation of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force in Mali starting … More »U.N. Security Council approves creation of Mali peacekeeping force
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved on Thursday the creation of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force in Mali starting July 1, which will be supported by French troops if needed to combat Islamist extremist threats in the West African country. France, aided by some …
Two men linked to al Qaeda in Mali arrested in Spain Reuters - Tue, 23 Apr, 2013MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has arrested two North Africans suspected of links to the North African branch of the militant Islamist network al Qaeda, the government said … More »Two men linked to al Qaeda in Mali arrested in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has arrested two North Africans suspected of links to the North African branch of the militant Islamist network al Qaeda, the government said on Tuesday, following an investigation lasting more than a year. One man, an Algerian believed to have trained in a fighter camp in northern Mali run by al …
- Canada’s military mission in Mali ends in silence Daily Brew - Fri, 19 Apr, 2013
Hey, remember all the fighting and complaining and debating about the Canadian military getting involved in a mission in Mali – the mission so fraught with peril our … More »Canada’s military mission in Mali ends in silence
Hey, remember all the fighting and complaining and debating about the Canadian military getting involved in a mission in Mali – the mission so fraught with peril our army was bound to be dragged into a decades-long battle? Yeah, we … Continue reading →
- Mauritania to send 1,800 troops to Mali: France Reuters - Thu, 18 Apr, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) - Mauritania will send 1,800 troops to Mali as part of a planned U.N. force to keep the peace in the West African nation after a French-led offensive that has ousted Islamist rebels from the desert north, France's foreign minister said on Thursday. Laurent Fabius said a U.N. Security Council resolution to …
- Three Chadian soldiers killed in Mali suicide bombing Reuters - Fri, 12 Apr, 2013
By Cheick Diouara GAO, Mali (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed three Chadian soldiers at a market in the northern Malian town of Kidal on Friday, a Chadian military official and three witnesses said. Chadian and French soldiers have been stationed in the desert town since late January to fight Islamist rebels hiding in …
- Mali to replace French president’s camel after first one accidentally eaten Daily Buzz - Thu, 11 Apr, 2013
Someone has eaten the president's camel. When Malian authorities gave French President François Hollande a baby camel as a gift for his visit in February, neither they nor the president expected the pet would end up on someone's dinner plate. … Continue reading →
- Timbuktu suicide attack reopens front for French in Mali Reuters - Thu, 21 Mar, 2013
By Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) - A suicide car-bomber killed a Malian soldier and wounded six others in a raid on the airport in Timbuktu overnight, just a day after Paris said a French-led campaign had nearly driven Islamists out of all of northern Mali. France said 10 Islamist fighters were killed in the raid on the …
- Mali army: Suicide bomber launches attack near Timbuktu airport; 1 soldier dead, 8 wounded The Canadian Press - Thu, 21 Mar, 2013
DAKAR, Senegal - A suicide bomber killed a soldier near Timbuktu's airport, a Malian army official said Thursday, the first such attack in the fabled city where French forces had ousted Islamic extremists from power almost two months ago.
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