Timbuktu
Mali to send reinforcements to Timbuktu
Another 350 police officers, paramilitary gendarmes and soldiers will be deployed, Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga told reporters in Bamako Saturday on...
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Loud explosions again rock northern Mali's Timbuktu
UN peacekeeping and French military forces in northern Mali have faced near-constant attack over the past year by determined and well-armed jihadist groups.
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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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Malian Islamist jailed for Timbuktu destruction
A former Islamist rebel has been sentenced to nine years in prison for wrecking holy shrines in 2012.
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Oscar nominee 'Timbuktu' tackles everyday view of radical Islam
The richly coloured film dramatises the 2012 takeover of the Malian city of Timbuktu.
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The Africa Report: 29 April
EWN's Africa Correspondent, Jean-Jacques Cornish, reports on the day's top African news
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Mali troops hunt for rebels after clash
Mali troops search for Islamist rebels responsible for Timbuktu clash.
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Mali fight not over, says Hollande
Francois Hollande has pledged France will finish the job of restoring government control in Mali.
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Mali secures recaptured towns
Donors pledge funds as Mali troops recapture abandoned arms and explosives of Islamist fighters.
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French, Malian troops hunt fleeing rebels
French-backed Malian troops searched through Timbuktu for Islamist rebel fighters.
