Malian armed groups agree to peace talk
Three armed movements from northern Mali have signed a joint statement in Algiers, declaring that they are ready to work for peace with th...
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Former Malian Prime Minister Leading in Early Election Results
Officials in Mali are expected to release full provisional results of the country's presidential election on Wednesday. Sunday's pol...
Head Of African Union Monitoring Team Olusegun Obasanjo Gives Zimbabwe Election Early Thumbs Up
Initial reports from Zimbabwe's elections showed a peaceful, orderly and free and fair vote, Olusegun Obasanjo, the head of the African ...
Nigerian Military To Begin Mali Troop Pullout On Wednesday
Nigeria will begin withdrawing some of its 1,200 troops in Mali on Wednesday and redeploy them in security operations at home, the military ...
Nigerian Army Deploys Additional 800 Peacekeepers To Darfur
The Nigerian Army is set to deploy another 800 officers to Darfur, Sudan in continuation of its peacekeeping mission. Addressing the 322 bat...
African Union Move To Suspend Egypt As Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Face Arrest
The African Union is likely to suspend Egypt from all its activities after the Egyptian military suspended the constitution and overthrew th...
African Union Marks 50 Years With Call For Stronger Future
African leaders Saturday commemorated 50 years since the founding of a continental organization that would become the modern African Union. ...
BREAKING NEWS - Islamists Battle African Troops In Northern Mali
Malian troops and suspected Islamist militants are exchanging heavy gunfire on the streets of Gao in northern Mali. A reporter in the town s...
Ethiopian Leader Hailemariam Desalegn Elected New AU Chairman
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn took over the post of African Union chairman on Sunday, replacing Benin's President Thomas...
Mali Islamist Group Splits, Faction Leader Wants Negotiations
A faction of one of the armed Islamist groups occupying the north of the Mali has split off from its al Qaeda allies and says it is willing ...
U.S. Begins Transporting French Troops, Equipment To Mali
The United States has started transporting French soldiers and equipment to Mali as part of its logistical aid to French forces fighting Isl...
French Troops Stop Al Qaeda Group In Its Tracks In Mali
Al Qaeda long march across Mali and much of the Sahara was finally halted on Monday when French forces wrested back a key town after inflict...
African Leaders Meet To Finalize Mali Force To Fight Al Qaeda
African leaders meeting in Ivory Coast on Saturday are expected to sign off on a regional mission that is due to take over from French force...
Mali Crisis Shines Light On Nigeria's Boko Haram Insurgency
Mali's struggle against Islamists now being targeted by French and African forces has raised fresh questions over an insurgency in nearb...
Mali Islamists Tougher Than France Anticipated - UN Diplomats
French troops' initial clashes with Islamist militants in Mali have shown that the desert fighters are better trained and equipped than ...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Tipped To Take Over As AU Chair
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is slated to take over as the chairperson of the African Union this month, replacing Benin pre...
WAR IN MALI - Its Allies Reluctant, France Goes It Alone In Mali
France's allies have offered vocal support for the country's military operation in Mali, but when it comes to sending troops or weap...
Mali Conflict - France To Increase Troop Numbers
President Francois Hollande says more French troops are to be deployed in Mali to support the 750 in the country countering an Islamist insu...
African Union Head Seeks Global Coalition To Intervene On Mali
The head of the African Union, Benin President Boni Yayi, called on Tuesday for a global coalition to intervene against Islamist rebels in n...
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