Mali Uncomfortable Status quo

Libreville, Gabon - Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo, the leader of the military coup that topped Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure 22 March 2012, is seeking exile in Gabon, the Gabonese press reported Tuesday, quoting reliable sources. The report ...

The Malian government has managed to sign a peace treaty with the Tuareg rebels in Ouagadougou, following weeks of vigorous disputes. The ceasefire deal has helped pave the way for the West African country's reconstruction as well as its ...

MOPTI, Mali (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mali is poised to adopt a new anti-corruption law ahead of its presidential election in July, but civil activists say they doubt a strengthened law will have much impact unless the judiciary also is ...

Malian presidential polls - A former chairman of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Commission, Soumaila Cisse, was named the candidate of the Union for Republic and Democracy (URD) for the Malian presidential polls, slated for 28 ...

France is continuing its occupation of northern Mali to the growing displeasure of youth who staged a sit-in in the Malian city of Gao on May 30. The youth of Gao, many of them women, accused France of favoring the Tuareg rebel movement, the ...

OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) Malian authorities and armed ethnic Tuareg rebels began talks on Saturday aimed at resolving the conflict in the north to enable planned nationwide elections to go ahead next month. The aim is to find a durable solution to ...

16 mausoleums have been destroyed and 4,000 manuscripts lost in Timbuktu United Nations: A team of experts led by UNESCO said Friday it has found far more serious damage to Mali's cultural heritage in the fabled city of Timbuktu than initially ...

Malian military officials say the country's army has reinforced its positions in the northern part of the West African country following a day of deadly fighting in the area. According to a statement released by Army Spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel ...

MALI - Malian soldiers launched an assault on Wednesday on armed Tuareg separatists accused of ethnic cleansing in a bid to dislodge them from a key northern stronghold ahead of national elections. Troops attacked rebel positions south of the ...