AFP on MSN3d
Mali parties issue rare criticism of junta, call for elections
Eleven political parties in Mali on Wednesday urged the ruling junta to confirm a timetable for elections and a return to ...
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Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, on the verge of issuing biometric passports
The Alliance of the Sahel States' (AES) proposal to adopt biometric passports for member nations including Mali, Burkina Faso ...
AllAfrica.com on MSN2d
Mali: World Bank Quenches the Thirst of Bamako and Mali's Secondary Cities
Press Release - The World Bank has approved a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Mali increase access to drinking water and improve the conservation of ...
West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...
Dallas Observer6d
Mali's Songhoy Blues Incorporates Texas Sound Into Traditional West African Music
Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run ...
The Goshen News4d
Mali rebel group frees Spanish national kidnapped in Algeria
A rebel group in Mali says it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation ...
Tuareg rebel alliance in Mali releases Spanish hostage, spokesmen say
A Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali has released a Spanish man kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, two of the group's spokesmen said late on Monday.