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U.N. investigates reports of executions, abuses in Mali

YoopyaMay 23, 2015July 2, 20230

The United Nations said on Friday it was investigating reports of serious human rights abuses, including the execution of civilians, in northern Mali following clashes

Mali rebels sign initial deal, see more work for final accord

YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 20230

By Patrick Markey ALGIERS (Reuters) – Mali’s Tuareg-led rebels signed a preliminary peace agreement with the government on Thursday as a gesture of good faith

Families mourn Mali desert crash victims as military stand by

YoopyaApr 22, 2015July 3, 20230

GOSSI (AFP) – Relatives of 116 people killed in an Air Algerie crash in July visited the scene of the disaster in remote hazardous northern

Watch A Film From Mali: The Day Before The Music Died

YoopyaMar 6, 2015May 28, 20230

Just its title has an ominous sense of finality: The Last Song Before the War. The documentary by Kiley Kraskouskas presents the 2011 Festival in

Nine U.N. troops killed in worst attack yet on Mali force

YoopyaOct 6, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Nine United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed when heavily armed gunmen on motorbikes ambushed their convoy on Friday, the deadliest attack yet

Celebrity: Freida Pinto speaks at girls’ rights summit in UK

YoopyaJul 23, 2014July 25, 20230

LONDON (AP) — Actress Freida Pinto of Slumdog Millionaire fame has joined forces with girls’ rights campaigners in calling for an end to the practice

Africa: Mali government resigns, new PM appointed: state TV

YoopyaApr 7, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – Mali’s government has resigned and town planning minister Moussa Mara will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late on

Africa: Mali swears in court to hear treason case against ex-president

YoopyaMar 28, 2014September 8, 20230

(Reuters) – Mali swore in a new high court on Thursday that will be charged with hearing a case of high treason against former President

Africa: Mali coup leader abandons hunger strike after stomach problems

YoopyaMar 26, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos two years ago, allowing Islamists to seize its desert north, has abandoned

Africa: With training and partnerships, U.S. military treads lightly in Africa

YoopyaMar 14, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – On a dusty training ground in Niger, U.S. Special Forces teach local troops to deal with suspects who resist arrest. Speed, aggression, surprise!