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AU delegation told Morsy ouster not a coup
Egypt
July 31, 2013
AU delegation told Morsy ouster not a coup
A delegation from the African Union (AU) visiting Cairo said that has heard sufficient arguments that could assure its members…
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
In her first seven months as UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a…
Gunfire as Malian army combs Timbuktu for jihadists
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Gunfire as Malian army combs Timbuktu for jihadists
Heavy gunfire erupted Sunday in Timbuktu as Malian troops were combing the city for infiltrated jihadists following a suicide attack,…
Al-Qaeda commander Abu Zeid killed in Mali
World
February 28, 2013
Al-Qaeda commander Abu Zeid killed in Mali
French forces in Mali have killed Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, a leading field commander of Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing AQIM, Algerian…
Anti-interventionist stance on Mali reflects Morsy’s domestic considerations
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Anti-interventionist stance on Mali reflects Morsy’s domestic considerations
President Mohamed Morsy opposes France’s intervention in Mali even though the campaign, which seeks to restore the Malian government’s control…
US wary of Africa ‘terrorist’ threat, Senegal detains suspects
World
February 16, 2013
US wary of Africa ‘terrorist’ threat, Senegal detains suspects
DAKAR –– Senegal has detained a Mauritanian and a Malian for suspected terrorist links, its government said on Friday, and…
France to ‘quickly’ withdraw Timbuktu forces: FM
World
February 4, 2013
France to ‘quickly’ withdraw Timbuktu forces: FM
photo http://www.france24.com/en/20130204-france-quickly-withdraw-timbuktu-forces-fm France is working to "very quickly" withdraw its forces from Timbuktu, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday, without…
30 French warplanes blast Islamist targets in Mali
World
February 3, 2013
30 French warplanes blast Islamist targets in Mali
PARIS — Thirty French warplanes on Sunday blasted Islamic extremist training and logistics centres in northeast Mali, just hours after…
France backs possible UN force in Mali
World
January 31, 2013
France backs possible UN force in Mali
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday backed the idea of sending a United Nations peacekeeping force into Mali,…
Mali secures retaken towns, donors pledge funds
World
January 29, 2013
Mali secures retaken towns, donors pledge funds
French-backed Malian troops searched house-to-house in Gao and Timbuktu on Tuesday uncovering arms and explosives abandoned by Islamist fighters, and…