Group: Exclude Chad troops from UN force in Mali
A network of human rights groups is calling on the United Nations to exclude Chadian troops from a new peacekeeping force for Mali, saying Chad's ...
Mali and Tuareg rebels sign accord
Mali, which lost half its territory last year to a rebel invasion, signed an accord Tuesday with Tuareg separatists who still control the country's ...
Malian army takes Anefis, 1st territorial gain
The Malian military attacked Tuareg rebels early Wednesday and succeeded in taking the village of Anefis, marking the army's first victory and ...
AP Interview: Mali wants its army in Kidal
Malian authorities are insisting on a military presence in the troubled northern city of Kidal before the country can hold presidential elections next ...

Mali youth hold 1st protest against French
Youth in the recently-liberated Malian city of Gao held a sit-in on Thursday to protest against what they see as France's tacit support of the Tuareg ...

Burkina Faso soldiers in Mali worry about defense
African soldiers in the fabled city of Timbuktu worry their equipment, training and circumstances are not adequate to defend against another takeover ...

French help Niger to kill last jihadist bombers
With the help of French special forces, Niger's military on Friday killed the last two jihadists holed up inside a dormitory on the grounds of a ...
Suicide bombers launch attacks in 2 Mali towns
Five suicide bombers carried out two simultaneous attacks on soldiers in Mali on Friday in another indication of the growing coordination of ...
Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal
Mali is in the final stages of preparation for an assault on the northern provincial capital of Kidal, the last rebel-held town in the country's ...
Malian military prepares for Kidal offensive
The spokesman for the Malian military confirms that the army is preparing for an assault on Kidal, the last rebel-held town in northern Mali. Lt. Col.
Al-Qaida offshoot threatens French interests
An Algeria-based al-Qaida offshoot said in an online video on Tuesday that Muslims have an obligation to attack French interests around the world ...
Mali military gains control of Ber in north
Soldiers from Mali and Burkina Faso pushed into the village of Ber, located 50 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of Timbuktu, which had previously been ...
Tuareg leaders announce new group in northern Mali
Tuareg leaders in northern Mali have formed a new group which they say will aim to negotiate with the Malian government, as questions linger over the ...

France: jihadist convert arrested in Mali
French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened his native country in a video ...
UN approves peacekeeping force for Mali
The Security Council unanimously approved a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali on Thursday to help restore democracy and stabilize the northern half ...
French journalist expelled from north Mali
The Malian military says it has expelled a French journalist from northern Mali who had documented civilian deaths blamed on Malian soldiers. Lt. Col.

Car bomb at French Embassy in Libya wounds 3
A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside the French Embassy in Tripoli, wounding three people and partially setting the building on fire in the worst ...

Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter
Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign ...

Chad's leader: Troops to leave Mali guerrilla war
The war against armed Islamic extremists in Mali will lose some 2,000 Chadian soldiers, the president of Chad said, leaving Malian cities more ...