A group of West African president's cancelled their visit to Mali mid-flight after hundreds of pro-junta supporters rushed the runway at Bamako's airport on Thursday.
Daniel Tovrov
Mar 29, 2012
Following the recent military coup, the West African regional bloc suspended Mali from participation and threatens the use of force to restore the constitutional government.
Charlotte Lorick
Mar 28, 2012
The big winner tonight is the Senegalese people, Macky Sall said of Sunday's run-off election. He defeated 12-year incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, a political mentor to Sall before the two had a falling-out.
Oliver Tree
Mar 26, 2012
It was on Mali's state television that a rebel faction of the military announced Thursday it was staging a coup to overthrow the democratically elected President Amadou Toumani Touré. On Friday, the station in Bamako ceased broadcasting as rebels constructed barricades around the capital in anticipation of a countercoup by loyalists.
Ryan Villarreal
Mar 23, 2012
The leader of the three-day-old coup in Mali says he will step down and schedule elections once security is established in the country.
Jonathan Davis
Mar 23, 2012
Although leaders of the military coup in Mali appear to be rounding up and jailing potential opponents among politicians and policymakers, they seem to be trying to minimize disruptions to the economy and daily life, leaving in place government ministers in charge of finance, trade and industries.
Eleazar David Meléndez
Mar 23, 2012
The EU announced it was to suspend development operations in Mali Friday, after mutinous soldiers overthrew President Amadou Toumani Toure, sealed the borders and allegedly arrested members of the government.
Oliver Tree
Mar 23, 2012
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali, flush with arms and fighters from the Libyan revolution, pushed south Friday morning to occupy positions vacated by government forces as mutinous soldiers in the capital sought to complete a coup by arresting the president, military sources said.
Eric Linton
Mar 22, 2012
A renegade group calling itself the National Committee for the Establishment of Democracy, said it had ousted President Amadou Toumani Toure because of incompetence in handling a rebellion by ethnic Tuaregs.
Oliver Tree
Mar 22, 2012
Mali was in turmoil Wednesday as soldiers stormed the state TV and radio station in Bamako and attacked the presidential palace.
Eric Linton
Mar 21, 2012
Droukdel, an engineer by training, reportedly fought in Afghanistan where he received bomb-making training.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 13, 2012
A “lethal mix” of drought, regional wars, high food prices and widespread poverty has conspired to create this debilitating crisis.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 09, 2012
LG has officially unveiled Optimus Vu which, according to many, is a competitive reply to Samsung's newest smartphone, Galaxy Note.
Prarthito Maity
Feb 21, 2012
African Union Chairman Thomas Boni Yayi will visit some of the continent's conflict areas -- including Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, and Libya -- for direct talks, an aide said on Saturday.
J.J. McGrath
Feb 19, 2012
Algerian security forces have found a large cache of weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles, which they believe were smuggled in from neighboring Libya, a security source briefed on the discovery told Reuters on Saturday.
J.J. McGrath
Feb 19, 2012
Amnesty International describes the situation in northern Mali as the country’s worst crisis in two decades.
Palash Ghosh
Feb 18, 2012
Avion Gold Corp said production has started at its newly developed underground mine at the Tabakoto gold deposit in Mali, West Africa.
Mike Obel
Feb 13, 2012
Libya urged Niger on Saturday to extradite Moammar Gadhafi's son Saadi, saying his call for Libyans to prepare for a coming uprising threatened bilateral ties. In response, Niger pledged to tighten house surveillance of Saadi, but reiterated he could not be handed over to a state where he could face execution.
J.J. McGrath
Feb 11, 2012
The crisis means nearly 12 million more people require assistance.
Swaty Sharma
Feb 11, 2012
With more Android smartphones coming to the market with advanced specifications, it is quite difficult to make a decision on which one to buy. Two popular choices are Samsung Galxy S2 and Motorola Photon 4G.
Bhaskar Prasad
Feb 07, 2012
Randgold Resources is pointing to Congo as the next area to fuel growth for the gold sector, eyeing prospects similar to those of booming West Africa as the miner nears production for Kibali, potentially one of Africa's largest gold mines.
Mike Obel
Feb 06, 2012
Mali is seeking to raise the state share in mining projects to 25 percent from 20 percent in a proposed revision to the West African gold producer's mining law, a senior official at the state regulator told Reuters on Monday.
Mike Obel
Jan 23, 2012
