Islamist rebels in Mali have released three European aid workers who were kidnapped from a refugee camp in western Algeria last October. The two Spanish
Growing drug trafficking and unchecked arms trade are fuelling insurgencies across Africa, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said. In a BBC interview, Mrs Sirleaf
(Reuters) – Islamist militants destroyed two tombs on Tuesday at the famous 14th century Djingareyber mosque in Timbuktu, classified by UNESCO as a world heritage
Fighters from Ansar Dine, an al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in northern Mali, have destroyed historic Sufi shrines in the ancient desert city of Timbuktu, triggering
ISLAMIST rebels say they will continue to destroy historic sites in Mali’s northern city of Timbuktu before they implement strict Shariah law, as Mali’s government
Al Qaeda-linked Mali Islamists armed with Kalashnikovs and pick-axes destroyed centuries-old mausoleums of saints in the UNESCO-listed city of Timbuktu on Saturday in front of
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Monday declared its readiness to consider backing West African military intervention in Mali,
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) – West African military chiefs have secured troop commitments from three nations for their planned Mali intervention force, despite the
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council is not ready to agree to an African Union request for endorsement of military