By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 March 2008 Mali's government is again trying to open a dialogue with rebels from the north of its vast country, where violence, cross-border hostage takings and the number of radical groups are escalating. Human rights acti...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 07 September 2007 U.S. military officials are conducting an anti-terrorism training exercise called Flintlock in the Saharan desert with hundreds of military officers from mostly Africa. Some analysts say the U.S. Trans-Saharan C...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 September 2007 Mali's government has denounced last week's deadly attacks in its northeastern desert region as acts of terrorism by Tuareg nomads, but Saharan experts say the government is only looking for international sympat...
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 15 May 2007 The incumbent president of one of Africa's poorest countries, Mali, has been declared the winner of the country's recent presidential election. But, as in several African countries where there have recently been el...
By Nico Colombant Bamako, Mali 15 May 2007 The incumbent has been declared the winner in recent elections in one of the world's poorest countries, Mali. Saturday, the country's constitutional court declared Amadou Toumani Toure the winner with over...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 08 May 2007 Children in Mali are told when they have HIV At a hospital in Mali children who are HIV positive are being told about their status at a very young age. Doctors say the new approach helps them get better and protect...