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Mali

Type: Country

Name: Mali

population: 10,587,270

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 47 mins ago - 4 reports

Talks to resume with Mali government

Talks will resume soon between the Malian government and an ethnic Tuareg rebel group whose influence has been growing in the country's north, Burkina Faso's foreign minister said Monday.No immediate date was given for the negotiations, though the announcement ... [Published Channel Africa - 47 mins ago]

Entities: Tuareg, Mali, Azawad National Liberation Movement, Kidal (Mali)

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

United Nations

Veteran envoy to head Malian mission

UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (UPI) --U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that Koenders will serve as the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali."The mission will help the Malian authorities to implement the transitional road map toward the full ... [Published UPI - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Mali, United Nations, Special Envoy, Côte d'Ivoire, Peacekeeping

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

Islamist spokesman surrenders in Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT, Senegal (AFP) – A senior operative in an Al Qaeda-linked group in war-torn northern Mali has surrendered to Mauritania, a security source told AFP on Monday.Ansar Dine spokesman Senda Ould Boumama “went to the Mauritanian armed forces on the ... [Published Vanguard - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Mauritania, Ansar Dine, Mali, Nouakchott, Senda Ould Boumama

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

US Air Force

The US Air Force Has Flown Hundreds of Missions Supporting the French Intervention in Mali

It appears that without American supportthe intervention in Mali could have been quite different.Although the U.S. did not send troops to Mali as part of theFrench-led intervention that began earlier this year the U.S.military contributed a huge amount ... [Published REASON Online - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Mali, US Air Force, Air Refueling, Interference

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 3 reports

Nigerian forces claim militants are losing

Army on the offensive to combat Islamists in the northeastern statesWritten by 20/05/2013 11:36 AMImage Text:BLACK OUT: Nigerian soldiers gather before a night operation (PA)ISLAMIST MILITANTS based in the northeastern states of Nigeria are facing defeat ... [Published Voice Online - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Boko Haram, Nigeria, Unconventional Warfare, KILLED IN ACTION

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 4 reports

France stalls on invasion of rebel town

BAMAKO, Mali — After winning adulation across Mali for a five-month military offensive that crushed al-Qaida fighters, France now is frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a separate group of Tuareg rebels.A standoff ... [Published Columbus Dispatch - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Tuareg, Kidal (Mali), Bamako, Mali

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

European Union

Donor Conference Amasses 3.25 Billion Euros for Rebuilding Mali

Brussels The international donors made a decision to mobilize 3.25 billion euro in supporting Mali's reconstruction, said a press release issue by the European Commission on Wednesday."Donors have made public financial commitments on the basis of the ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Mali, Donor, European Union, European Commission, Brussels

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 8 reports

France Goes Shopping for US Drones

Congress has approved two for Mali military operations(Newser) – France is looking to assemble a fleet of intelligence gathering drones to use in its military operations in Mali, and is in talks with both the US and Israel to get its hands on some. The ... [Published Newser - May 19 2013]

Entities: Drone, France, Mali

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 5 reports

After crushing Mali Islamists, France pushes deal with Tuaregs

French Defence Minister Le Drian poses for a picture with French and Malian army officers at the French military base at the airport in Gao (Stringer . Reuters, / April 26, 2013)XDavid Lewis ReutersBAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali ... [Published Morning Call - May 19 2013]

Entities: Azawad National Liberation Movement, Tuareg, Kidal (Mali)

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

EU military chief 'confident' about Mali troop training

The head of the EU military committee said today he was "confident" in the ability of the first Mali battalion being trained by Europe to battle the Islamist insurgency raging in the north. ... [Published Business Standard India - May 18 2013]

Entities: Mali, European Union, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Tuareg and Arab groups clash in northern Mali

The MNLA said it was fighting MUJWA, a group that occupied the town of Gao for months until earlier this year World Bulletin/News DeskFighting has broken out in northern Mali between Tuareg separatists and local Arab-led gunmen, only days after the African ... [Published World Bulletin - May 18 2013]

Entities: Tuareg, Azawad National Liberation Movement, Mali

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

France to buy US drones for use in Mali

France has plans to purchase US-made unarmed Reaper surveillance drones in a bid to back up its military operations against fighters in the crisis-hit African country, Mali, a report says.According to the report published by Air et Cosmos specialist magazine ... [Published Press tv - May 18 2013]

Entities: Drone, Mali, France

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Also Robert Paul Chatman of Homewood, Illinois wrote to the MECAWI conference saying that "I will not be able to attend but very much would like to be informed of the results. Thank you for your commitment to your people."

African Union Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Continental Organization 1 Pan-African News Wire [Published Modern Ghana - 13 mins ago]

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May research highlights from American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [Published EurekAlert! - 39 mins ago]

"In the days to come, contact will be made with all the players and partners from the international community so that favorable conditions can be set up for holding elections in a calm atmosphere with the participation of all" he said

Talks to resume with Mali government [Published Channel Africa - 47 mins ago]

...and trade; strengthening democratic institutions; and investing in the next generation of African leaders," the White House said in a statement. "The trip will underscore the president's commitment to broadening and deepening cooperation between the United States and the people of sub-Saharan Africa to advance regional and global peace and prosperity." Analysts say such trips are common for US presidents after they are relieved of the pressure of domestic campaigning

Obama plans Africa tour in June [Published BBC - 1 hour ago]

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Blogs

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Audio/Video

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Donors pledge over $4bn for Mali recovery [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 15 2013]
Mali rebel group rejects 'terrorist' label [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 15 2013]
Mali group holds Kidal against government soldiers [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 15 2013]
Mali group holds Kidal against government soldiers [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 15 2013]
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Press Releases

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