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17 hrs ago | Voice of America

African Leaders to Meet As AU Celebrates 50th Anniversary

African Union Chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Mali's President Dioncounda Traore attend a high level international meeting in Bamako, October 19, 2012.

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Related Topix: Mali, World News

Tue May 21, 2013

The Dirt

Djenne: An Evolving Cultural Landscape

Who manages a cultural landscape that has global importance? Does the United Nations have final say or the local community? It turns out a complex web of interests shape these evolving cultural landscapes, particularly if people still live there and they aren't just outdoor museums.

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Related Topix: Africa, Mali, World News, Science, Anthropology

AlertNet

EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered

Malian soldiers point their AK-47 rifles during a training session given by a French army officer in Koulikoro May 7, 2013.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Mali, Immigration Reform, Terrorism

Sat May 18, 2013

Pan-African News Wire

Armed Tuareg and Arab Groups Clash in Northern Mali

Armed Tuareg and Arab groups clash in northern Mali 9:22am EDT By David Lewis BAMAKO - Fighting has broken out in northern Mali between Tuareg separatists and local Arab-led gunmen, only days after the African country won a $4.2 billion aid pledge to help it recover from a conflict with Islamists affiliated to al Qaeda.

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Related Topix: Africa, Mali, Francois Hollande

Pan-African News Wire

France Accused of Favoring Mali's Tuareg Rebels

May 18, 2013 15:30 France accused of favouring Mali's Tuareg rebels A senior Mali army officer accused France Saturday of picking favourites among the country's warring militias after its troops attacked Arab rebels who had captured a village from armed Tuaregs.

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Related Topix: Africa, Mali, World News

Fri May 17, 2013

News24

Son of 'disappeared' Arab in Mali held

Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai has set the tone for his party's election campaign, saying the terrain "will be determined by those that are able to give answers to Zimbabwe's challenges". Bamako - Relatives say Mohamed Ould Ali, an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has been arrested in Mali's capital.

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Related Topix: Africa, Mali, World News

News24

Tuareg rebels ready for talks - Traore

Paris - Tuareg separatist rebels who held a chunk of Mali's vast north and still occupy the key town of Kidal are ready for talks to end the west African country's crisis, President Dioncounda Traore said on Friday.

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Related Topix: Africa, Mali, World News, Francois Hollande

Thu May 16, 2013

EurActiv.com

UNESCO envoy: Cultural action is key for Mali's reconstruction

We are speaking on 15 May while the Mali donor's conference is still ongoing. This country has suffered massive destruction to its cultural heritage by Islamists, before the French intervention.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

APNewsbreak: UK to pledge $195 million to Sahel

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, welcomes Mali's President Dioncounda Traore upon his arrival at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday May 14, 2013.

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Related Topix: Burkina Faso, World News, Africa, Blaise Compaore, Mali, Benin

Tue May 14, 2013

News24

French Islamist held in Mali arrives in Paris

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says his party MDC has a "more robust future than the archaic Zanu-PF", adding he is ready for the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe later this year.

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Mon May 13, 2013

News24

Pan-Muslim body urges aid for Mali

Three Emiratis arrested in Tanzania after a deadly attack on a church there a week ago have been freed and are back home, a report says.

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Related Topix: Africa, Mali, World News

The Charlotte Observer

Mali gunman kills 3 at aid distribution point

BAMAKO, Mali An official in northern Mali says three people are dead after a man opened fire on a crowd.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Ghanamma.com

Islamist threat remains in Africa, Senegal leader warns

Senegal President Macky Sall urged the countries of Africa's desert north on Friday to remain vigilant against the threat of Islamism which he said remained despite the French military intervention in Mali.

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Related Topix: Senegal, World News, Africa, Mali, Francois Hollande, Amadou Toumani Toure

IRIN

Understanding the causes of violent extremism in West Africa

Academics and government, military and civil society representatives gathered for a conference in the Senegalese capital this week to assess the interplay between development and violent extremism in West Africa, with some participants suggesting that underdevelopment, marginalization and weak governance create a breeding ground for militancy.

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Related Topix: Africa, Mali, World News, University of Florida

Wed May 08, 2013

HeraldNet

Mother's Day gifts that matter

Mother's Day is coming up! If you're a mom to young children, that doesn't mean you get the day off.

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Related Topix: World News, Mali, Travel, Africa, Nigeria Travel, South Africa Travel, Nigeria Travel, Africa, South Africa Travel, Africa, Mali Travel, Africa Travel, Mali Travel

RickeyStokesNews.com

Noelle Hunter, 1989 Northview High School Graduate, Fighting to Bring Her Daughter Home

Noelle Hunter is a 1989 graduate of Northview High School. Noelle now resides in Morehead, Kentucky where she is a Reading and Writing Instructor at Maysville Community & Techinical College.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, Morehead, KY, West Virginia University, World News, Mali, Africa

KSWO

Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal

Seventy-two 72 airport towers and other air traffic control facilities that were slated to close at night due to budget cuts will get to stay open, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Mali, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Mark Sanford, US Governors

New Pittsburgh Courier Online

Military expansion in Mali anda

The Obama administration is preparing for an expansion of U.S. military involvement into areas from which it should keep its nose clear: Syria and Mali.

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Related Topix: Mali, World News, Opinion

Tue May 07, 2013

News24

Mali military takes control of Ber

Zambian police have arrested a gay couple after the family of one of the men reported the relationship to authorities, who made the first arrest of its kind under tough anti-gay laws .

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Related Topix: Africa, Mali, World News, Gay/Lesbian

AlertNet

Mali - Charges dropped against newspaper editor

Reporters Without Borders is relieved by the 30 April announcement that all charges have been dropped against Boukary Daou, editor of the privately-owned newspaper Le R©publicain . He was arrested on 6 March after publishing an army officer's open letter and was later freed on 2 April.

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Related Topix: Journalism, World News, Africa, Mali