Tag: Mali
France to send more troops to Mali
France is planning to deploy a total of 2,500 troops in Mali, more than three times the number sent so far to its former...
African troop deployment to take “a good week”: Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that the deployment of a joint African force to help French troops battle al Qaeda-affiliated militants in...
France says Mali operation will be swift
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that France’s military operation in Mali would not be a long one. “Stopping the terrorists - it’s...
ECOWAS to deploy troops to secure Mali
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS will send troops to Mali by Monday as part of an international military campaign to contain Islamist rebel groups...
Over 100 dead in French strikes and fighting in Mali
More than 100 people including rebels and government soldiers were killed in Mali during French air strikes and fighting over the strategic town of...
UN urges swift deployment of troops to Mali
The UN Security Council has called for a swift deployment of foreign troops to Mali to rein in ultra-conservative armed groups in charge of...
Rival Mali rebels agree to suspend fighting
Two rival rebel groups in Mali have agreed to stop fighting, a day after the United Nations Security Council voted on a French-drafted resolution...
UN approves Mali military intervention
The UN Security Council has unanimously approved plans for an African-led military intervention in Mali aimed at reunifying the embattled North African state. The...
Mali’s president names new PM
Mali’s interim president, Dioncounda Traore, has named a new prime minister to replace Cheick Modibo Diarra, who quit under pressure from former coup leaders.
Diango...
Mali prime minister resigns after arrest
Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra has resigned hours after he was arrested as he tried to leave the country, the AFP news agency...
Pak concerned over situation in Sahel, Mali: Masood
Speaking at the Ministerial debate of the Security Council on Sahel, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative, ambassador Masood Khan warned that if the challenges facing the...
Mali rebels agree to respect ‘national unity’
The Malian government and two rebel groups have agreed to respect the country’s “national unity”, after holding their first talks to try and end...
Al Qaeda urges Mali to reject foreign troops
A top al-Qaeda commander in North Africa has urged the people of Mali to reject foreign intervention as a way of solving the country’s...
Foreign jihadists pour into northern Mali
Hundreds of jihadists poured into northern Mali over the weekend to help armed Islamist groups hang on to the territory as the country's neighbours...
UNSC approves military intervention in northern Mali
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution that paves the way for military intervention in Mali to retake the African...
Islamists destroy another saint’s tomb in north Mali
Islamists destroyed Saturday another tomb of a Muslim saint in a northern Mali region under their control, witnesses said.
“I saw the Islamists in Goundam...
Islamists say Mali must apply sharia before talks
Mali’s government must apply Islamic sharia law before armed Islamist groups who control the north of the country will negotiate, an Islamist official said...
