Mali political unrest
Machine gun attack on UN Mali base in Timbuktu kills seven
Mali’s army spokesman Selon Diaran Kone said the incident was now over, as the assailants had been repelled and four of them killed.
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French forces 'neutralise' 10 militants in Mali operation
Nineteen victims and two gunmen died in the 20 November assault on Bamako’s Radisson Blu hotel.
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Kidnapped Mali election workers freed
Gunmen have freed four election workers a day after they were kidnapped in Mali.
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Mali coup leader says sorry
The Malian army captain who led a coup in 2012 has apologised to the nation for his actions.
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Mali reaches deal with Tuareg rebels
The deal could pave the way for Malian government troops to return to the rebel-held town of Kidal.
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France sees northeast Mali secure by end-March
France's goal is to start winding down its military intervention in Mali by April.
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Chad: We killed Algeria hostage mastermind
Chadian soldiers in Mali have killed the man who masterminded a bloody hostage-taking in Algeria.
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13 soldiers, 65 rebels killed in Mali
Friday saw the heaviest casualties sustained by foreign troops since the start of a military campaign.
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Mali: Bamako shooting kills two
French forces have taken control of a strategic town north of Mali.
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French to pull troops out of Mali
French Foreign Minister says it will begin to pull out troops from Mali in March.
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Hollande to visit Mali
French President Francois Hollande is expected to visit Mali on Saturday.
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Pahad: SA needs to intervene in Mali
Chairman of the Mali Trust, Essop Pahad, says he hopes South Africa would come to Mali's aid.
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'ECOWAS needs to lead Mali interventions'
SA says it understands the need for France's swift intervention to stop a terrorist threat in Mali.
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French troops advance in Mali
French troops inch north in Mali as Islamists melt away.
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West African forces help French army in Mali
French and Malian soldiers wrested control of the central town of Diabaly from Islamist rebels.
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Mali rebels threaten France
Al Qaeda rebels in Mali threaten to drag France into a long and brutal Afghanistan-style ground war.
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Forces take on al Qaeda in Mali
UN authorities order African forces to take on Islamist militants al Qaeda in Mali.
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Mali PM resigns after arrest
Cheick Modibo Diarra resigned after he was arrested while trying to leave the country.
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UN to deploy military forces in Mali
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended "offensive military operations" in Mali.
