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Timbuktu librarians protect manuscripts from rebels

YoopyaApr 11, 20120

By Pascal Fletcher JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Malian scholars, librarians and ordinary citizens in the rebel-occupied city of Timbuktu are hiding away priceless ancient manuscripts to

Mali rebels declare independent ‘Azawad’

YoopyaApr 7, 20120

By Bate Felix BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s desert Tuaregs proclaimed independence for what they call the state of Azawad on Friday, a secession bid immediately

Mali’s neighbours back junta exit plan

YoopyaApr 7, 20120

By Bate Felix and Adam Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s two-week-old junta agreed on Friday to hand over rule to civilians in return for the

Mali rebels declare independence in north

YoopyaApr 6, 20120

By Bate Felix BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s desert Tuaregs proclaimed independence for what they call the state of Azawad on Friday after capturing key towns

US suspends $13 million in aid to Mali

YoopyaApr 5, 20120

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is suspending at least $13 million of its roughly $140 million in annual aid to Mali following last month’s

Mali postpones talks, Qaeda stokes fear

YoopyaApr 5, 2012January 24, 20240

By John Irish and Bate Felix PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s military rulers on Wednesday postponed a national convention to end a crisis sparked by a

Mali junta defies deadline for handing over power

YoopyaApr 4, 20120

By Bate Felix and Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s junta ignored a demand by neighbours for an immediate exit from power on Tuesday, instead

Malians queue for fuel as anti-junta sanctions begin

YoopyaApr 3, 20120

By Bate Felix and Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malians queued to stock up on petrol at garages around the capital Bamako on Tuesday after

Mali sanction deadline expires, rebels seize north

YoopyaApr 2, 2012April 2, 20120

By Bate Felix BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali braced for possible sanctions on Monday after its military rulers pledged to start returning power to civilians but

Mali neighbours threaten border closure

YoopyaMar 30, 20120

By David Lewis and Loucoumane Coulibaly BAMAKO/ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Mali’s neighbours on Thursday gave the leaders of last week’s coup 72 hours to begin handing