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The Islamists May Be Gone But Mali’s Legendary Musicians Still Struggle To Be Heard
Music was once Mali's best-known cultural export. Why are its musicians still not performing months after the defeat of the Islamists who had banned music?
As Mali Wars with Islamists, a Mormon Runs for President
When Niankoro Yeah Samake lands in Mali on Friday, following a successful California fundraising campaign, to register as a candidate in the country’s upcoming...
Chad’s Leader: Troops to Leave Mali Guerrilla War
(PARIS) — Chad's president says his country's troops are ill-suited to fight armed Islamic extremists in a guerrilla war in Mali and have begun pulling out. ...
French President Francois Hollande’s Camel Eaten in Mali
The man is having a seriously bad month.
Jihadi Strike In Timbuktu Reflects Altered Terror Threat In Mali
As France prepares its military departure from Mali, a March 31 strike by militants in Timbuktu indicates how jihadi forces aren't giving up--just reverting to...
Islamic Extremists Attack Timbuktu in North Mali
(BAMAKO, Mali) — Timbuktu has been hit by a prolonged battle between Islamic extremists and the Malian and French armies, residents and a Malian military...
U.N. Chief Proposes Peacekeepers as Option for Mali
(UNITED NATIONS) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed a U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali with 11,200 troops working alongside a non-U.N. force that would...
French Officials Warn ‘Success’ in Mali Won’t End Islamist Threat
Despite gains against Islamist militias in Mali, France believes victory in the Sahel will require political reform across Africa to eliminate the threat for...
Chad’s President: Al-Qaida Chief Killed in Mali
(N'DJAMENA, Chad) — A presidential spokesman says that Chadian President Idriss Deby announced that Chadian troops fighting to dislodge an al-Qaida affiliate in...
The War in Mali: Does France Have an Exit Strategy?
French officials say advances against Islamist militias in Mali may permit France to begin gradual troop withdrawal in March, as soldiers from African nations...
Head of Chadian Army Claims Troops Kill Belmoktar
(N'DJAMENA, Chad) — The head of Chad's military has announced on state television that Chadian troops deployed in northern Mali killed Moktar Belmoktar, the...
French in Tough Fight in Northern Mali
(PARIS) — France's defense minister says French troops are involved in "very violent fighting" in the mountains of northern Mali, and that it's too early to talk...
Militia Official: 6 Killed in Bomb in North Mali
(BAMAKO, Mali) — An official with a militia group fighting with the Malian army says that a suicide car bomber killed six fighters in the northern city of Kidal...
65 Islamic Rebels, 13 Chad Troops Killed in Mali
(N'DJAMENA, Chad) — The Chadian army says that its troops killed 65 Islamic extremist rebels and destroyed five vehicles in fierce fighting northern Mali. The...
Al-Qaeda Tipsheet on Avoiding Drones Found in Mali
The instruction to camouflage cars is one of 22 tips on how to avoid drones, listed on a document left behind by the Islamic extremists as they fled northern...
In Timbuktu, al-Qaeda Left Behind Strategic Plans
(TIMBUKTU, Mali) — The Associated Press has discovered a confidential letter written by a senior al-Qaeda commander, spelling out the terror network's strategy...
France’s Mali Mission: Has al-Qaeda Already Been Defeated?
Despite the French army's rapid progress in pushing al-Qaeda-linked extremists to the nether regions of Mali, officials in Paris say full elimination of jihadi...
Mali’s War: After Surging Into the Islamist-Held North, Will France Retreat?
Franco-Malian offensive frees Timbuktu as the last major Mali town held by jihadi militias, but French moves handing over campaign against al-Qaeda allies in...
France’s Next Move: With Mali’s Islamists on the Run, Time to Talk to the Tuaregs
With France preparing to hand its anti-Islamist intervention in Mali to forces from neighboring states, Paris now encourages Malian leaders to negotiate with...
Mali: Timbuktu Locals Saved Some of Their City’s Ancient Manuscripts from Islamists
The preservationists of Timbuktu’s centuries-old artifacts have been holding their breath for weeks, waiting for the moment when the French military would seize...
