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

YoopyaMay 23, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaMay 23, 2015July 2, 202300

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...

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

YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 202303

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...

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Families mourn Mali desert crash victims as military stand by

YoopyaApril 22, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaApril 22, 2015July 3, 202301

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

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

YoopyaMarch 6, 2015May 28, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 6, 2015May 28, 202305

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...

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

YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 202302

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

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

YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 202308

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

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

YoopyaApril 7, 2014July 21, 2023

by YoopyaApril 7, 2014July 21, 202308

(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...

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

YoopyaMarch 28, 2014September 8, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 28, 2014September 8, 202302

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

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Africa: Mali coup leader abandons hunger strike after stomach problems

YoopyaMarch 26, 2014September 16, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 26, 2014September 16, 202305

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

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

YoopyaMarch 14, 2014September 16, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 14, 2014September 16, 202304

(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!...