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Mali Group, Tinariwen, earns top music honor
A Mali music band has emerged as the most inspiring and rewarding musicians of the past 12 months, beating the likes of Kings of...
Exorcism, Malian Style
Then came the exorcisms. Pastor Michel performed at least ten. They unfolded with great drama. Most began with women—or in one case a young...
Mali: US support fight against al-Qaeda with arms supplies
The government of Mali has welcomed a military support, and a proposed supply of martial artillery from the United States to enable Mali government...
Guinea: Military Junta to change uniform and run for President?
Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has told Guineans, and foreign observers that he cannot be stopped should he change his Military Camouflage to a Politicians...
Mali declares war against Al-Qaeda North Africa
About twenty Islamist fighters were killed in an offensive carried out, Tuesday night, by the Malian army against a base belonging to the North...
Mali President hailed for Canadian hostage release
Malian President, Mr. Amadou Toumani Toure, has been hailed for his role in the release of kidnapped Canadian diplomats Robert Fowler and Louis Guay,...
Football : Chad faces Mali’s best team in CAN / WC qualifiers
Mali will field its best team against Chad this weekend in Bamako, as the second phase of the joint 2010 African Cup of Nations/World...
Peace agreement in Mali
The Malian government and the Tuareg rebels, meeting under the 23 May Democratic Alliance for Change, have reached an agreement, according to a report...
Mali : New family law faces opposition from Muslim organisations
The new family law code aims to redefine children's rights within families and bring more equality between men and women in relation to marital...
Islamic bank sets up artificial rain system in Africa
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will soon set up a regional artificial rain system in Africa at the request of some African countries, with...
BADEA lends to Kenya, Mali, Burkina and Burundi
The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) Monday in Cairo, Egypt, signed four loan agreements with Burkina Faso, Burundi, Kenya and Mali,...
Malian Touareg rebels vow more violence
The March 8 release of 22 Malian soldiers, by touareg gunmen led by Brahim Bahanga has not done much to calm down the Malian...
27 Malian footballers for France friendly match
Mali's national football team managers Mory Goita and Mamadou Coulibaly have called 27 players for the friendly match against a second-string French team on...
Missing Austrian tourists in Mali ?
Despite the close follow up of the missing Austrian story by the Algerian arabophone daily, Annahar and its ensuing announcement that the “kidnappers of...
Daby Toure’s tough life
Daby's story goes back two generations and has a fairy tale beginning. Once upon a time, there were four brothers who lived in a...
Malian soccer league: Djoliba maintains lead
Djoliba has continued to maintain its lead in the Malian national football league, despite the posponement of its match against Stade de Bamako at...
CAN 2008 semi-finals: Cameroon promises to oust Ghana
Ahead Thursday’s first semi -final clash against the Black Stars of Ghana, the captain of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon , Rigobert Song, has...
CAN 2008 : Victory for Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria, Mali Fails
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), beat Mali with cheeky ease 3-0, on Tuesday, and will be meeting Guinea in the quarter finals of the African...