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Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, left, and France’s President Francois Hollande, are seen during a joint statement at the Elysee Palace, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012.

France Mali Conflict Paris Photos Rescue Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)

The New York Times
France to the Rescue
PARIS — On Jan. 11, French military forces entered Mali, taking and inflicting casualties in a war as sudden as it is important. Even at this early stage, broadly applicable lessons can be drawn... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)

Malian soldiers helped by French troops, move a broken helicopter out a hangar to make room for more incoming troops at Bamako's airport Tuesday Jan. 15. 2013. French forces led an all-night aerial bombing campaign Tuesday to wrest control of a small Malian town from armed Islamist extremists who seized the area, including its strategic military camp. A a convoy of 40 to 50 trucks carrying French troops crossed into Mali from Ivory Coast as France prepares for a possible land assault. Several thousand soldiers from the nations neighboring Mali are also expected to begin arriving in coming days.

Africa France Photos Politics Wikipedia: Mali

The Guardian
France expected to more than triple Mali troop numbers
French raids continue on Islamist insurgents, with start of African deployment expected to take at least a week French troops gather in a hangar at Bamako's airport. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)

Security Council Debates Counter-terrorism Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Security Council open debate on a comprehensive approach to counter-terrorism.

United Nations
Ban urges Central African parties to abide by agreements forged to end crisis
Print 15 January 2013 – Welcoming the signing of a ceasefire and other agreements that halted a rebel advance on the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
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A U.N. troop guards ballot boxes on the outskirts of the city of Monrovia, Liberia on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005.Vote counting was underway in Liberia Wednesday, a day after a presidential election that saw heavy turnout and great expectations for a better future after decades of coups, despotic rule and war.

Voa News
UN Takes Next Steps in Drawdown of Military Presence in Liberia
DAKAR — The United Nations Mission in Liberia has begun the next phase in its drawdown of military troops in the country. The world body says this is a significant step forward in the post-war peace... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam)
Africa Liberia Photos Politics Wikipedia: United Nations

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of Multi-National Force Iraq, talks about security improvements while giving an aerial tour of Baghdad, Iraq, to Sen. Barack Obama July 21, 2008. Sens. Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel also joined the presidential candidate on the tour.

Foreign Policy
U.S. watches French intervention in Mali warily; Hagel is no Luddite on cyber; Why the DOD IG feels ignored; Mil suicides exceed combat deaths; Wal-Mart to hire 100k veterans, and more.
The Pentagon is facing legal hurdles as it attempts to assist the French fight against Islamic extremism in Mali. A defense official told Situation Report that, as the... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Lorie Jewell)
Chuck Hagel Mali Conflict Military Intervention Photos US Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta addresses the annual Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Symposium at National Defense University in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2012. Panetta presented former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia and U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar of Indiana with the Defense Civilian Service Award, the highest award the Defense Department can give a civilian, for their work in denuclearization.

Daily Press
U.S. has no plans to send troops to Mali: Panetta
LISBON (Reuters) - The United States has no current plans to send troops to Mali and is still considering how else to help French forces battling al Qaeda-linked fighters... (photo: US DoD / Erin Kirk-Cuomo)
Mali Photos Troops US Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état

French troops gather in a hangar at Bamako's airport Tuesday 15 Jan. 2013.

CNN
France to send more troops to join Mali offensive
January 15, 2013 -- Updated 1324 GMT (2124 HKT) (CNN) -- France now has nearly 800 troops on Malian soil, the French Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as its forces seek to... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
France Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état

US troops man a high vantage point on the Iraqi side of the border crossing with Syria, in this file photo dated Nov. 6, 2004, at the al-Qaim border point. The presence of the US military inside Iraq just a few kilometers from Syria will enable the US to tighten security on the border and to help withhold insurgents. Washington accuses Syria of not doing enough to control the border, though Syria says it is doing all it

U~T San Diego
Panetta: No US troops on the ground in Mali
LISBON, Portugal — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that the U.S. has ruled out putting any American troops on the ground in Mali, but officials are... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi File)
Africa Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Mali

Entertainment

	Chad Lowe Gets Golden Globes Shoutout From Lena Dunham The Inquisitr
	Video Shows 3-Metre Python Riding on an Airliner’s Wing Gizmodo
	Egyptian movie star: 'Arabs are not terrorists' CNN
	Year in Review: 2012's Biggest Moments (Photos) The Examiner

Travel Africa

	A Trail of Bullet Casings Leads From Africa’s Wars to Iran The New York Times
	Tottenham confirm Adebayor will represent Togo at Africa Cup of Nations Goal
	South Africa president prefers people over pets Herald Tribune
	Prez Mahama: I'm Not In South Africa For Kidney Transplant Peace FM Online

Sports

	Raila Odinga confident of 1st -round win News24
	Dede Ayew makes Marseille squad after Ghana exclusion The Guardian
	Anti-government protests sweep Iraq Al Jazeera
	Peace deal signed for CAR after Gabon talks Al Jazeera

Is Mali the next Afghanistan? - Wire World News - The Sacram

After Algerian incident, West Africa fears Mali spill over

Is Mali the next Afghanistan?

Foreigners still caught in Algeria hostage crisis

Bamako, Mali 2009.02.25
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	Min: 22°C/72°F Max: 38°C/100°F

Secretary-General's Special Adviser Briefs on Visit to Myanmar Vijay Nambiar (left), Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Myanmar, briefs correspondents on his recent visit to the country, where he met with Government officials, including President Thein Sein, and the political activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Pictured with Mr. Nambiar is Eduardo Del Buey, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

30,000 displaced in Mali fighting

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with his predecessor, former Secretary-General Kofi Annan (centre). Also pictured, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson (left).

UN leader Ban Ki-moon supports French operation in Mali

Security Council Meeting: The situation in the Middle East (Syria) H.E. Mr. Laurent Fabius, FM of France (Presdient of SC for August 2012)

France says Algeria supportive of its Mali operation

Algeria hostage crisis: Gunmen who feed off conflict and wea The Daily Telegraph
Africa forces' role in Mali faces diverse snags Denver Post
Britain is ill-prepared for this deadly new world The Daily Telegraph
Chinese leader stresses consolidating people's confidence in CNTV
Myanmar gov't announces unilateral ceasefire with KIA CNTV
"Unintended Consequences of Military Intervention": Roots of Democracy Now
Algerian attack shows futility of driving Islamic terrorists The Washington Times
Mali army retakes town, Islamists flee French air raids The Star
UPDATE 1-Mali army retakes town, Islamists flee French air r Reuters
French, Malian forces retake front-line town from Islamists The Star
David Cameron puts Algeria and Mali crises ahead of EU speec The Guardian
UN team set to arrive in Mali to assist Government resolve o United Nations
Algeria hostage crisis: Brits at risk as Cameron condemns 'b The Independent
Politics, logistics, fears cloud timetable for African troop Star Tribune
Algeria hostage crisis: Al Qaeda's new front line lies in th The Daily Telegraph
Oil firms evacuate non-essential workers from Algeria The Guardian
Mali action presents Hollande in new light China Daily
West African forces begin Mali mission Deutsche Welle
Government Should Think Twice Before Sending Troops To Mali Peace FM Online
Guinea Worm Cases Hit Record Low - Former U.S. President Jim All Africa

View of a Safecon fule station at Lumley in Freetown. 10th January, 2012.

Sierra Leone stricken by fuel shortage

President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor listens to a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, unseen, following their meeting at Blair's official residence No. 10 Downing Street, central London, Wednesday March 14, 2007.

NPP Youth Vow To Stop Kufuor From Attending Mahama's Inauguration

Bharti Airtel - no. one GSM service provider in India

Bombers target MTN and Bharti Airtel in Nigeria

Ghana Gas Company to start commercial production in July Joy Online
Foreigners still caught in Sahara hostage crisis Reuters
New Opportunity With Diamond All Africa
Fidelity Bank Gives Out Cars, Cash in Savings Promo All Africa
AFREXIMBANK to Expand Financing in Cameroon All Africa
PM Recommends Special Access to Industrial, Agricultural Zon All Africa
Algeria attack may have link to Libya camps CNN
Japan Donates Another Huge Consignment of Rice to Liberia All Africa
56 Million Shipment of Road Equipment to Be Diverted All Africa
Legislature Erred in Ratification of Production Sharing Cont All Africa
UPDATE 1-Qaeda-linked Algeria hostage takers say to strike a Reuters
Antics of a Proposalist All Africa
FG to Make Nigeria Hub of Trade in Africa -Maku All Africa
DRTS Gives Final Warning to Okada Riders All Africa
Kubwa Hospital Gets New Radiology Unit All Africa
Aid groups warn they can't reach key Mali town Palm Beach Post
Errors in Oil Deals - Speaker Tyler All Africa
Three-Day Traffic Congestion to Hit Monrovia All Africa
700 Teachers to Lose Jobs All Africa
Adamawa Woos Investors All Africa

This Sunday Jan.13, 2013 photo provided by the French Army Monday Jan.14, 2013 shows a French Rafale jetfighter landing after a mission to Mali in N'Djamena, Chad.

France strikes Mali rebels

UN Security Council to meet on Mali, France to use Algeria's airspace for operation

UN Security Council to meet on Mali, France to use Algeria's airspace for operation

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and French President Francois Hollande hold a news conference after their bilateral meeting at 10 Downing Street in London Tuesday July 10, 2012.

Britain Sends Planes To Hep French Fight In Mali

French encircle key Malian town of Diabaly Houston Chronicle
French, Malians seize town from Islamists CNN
U.N. Refugee Agency Warns of Crisis in Mali The New York Times
Mali Intervention: Aid Groups Can't Reach Key Town Of Konna Huffington Post
UN expecting 700,000 more Malian refugees The Times of India
UN says 400 000 refugees may flee Mali News24
France continues Mali airstrikes; residents frantic CNN
Mali crisis: French confident against well-armed Islamists BBC News
Mali crisis: UN braces itself for the wave of 700,000 fleein The Hindu
French intervention in Mali: an un-African, risky solution Mail Guardian South Africa
The Moveable Mali Front American Spectator
Mali's musicians fight back against censorship Deutsche Welle
Quack Goes the Astrologer The New York Times
In Volatile Region, Support for Côte d'Ivoire's Stability Mo All Africa
Burn, burn - Africa's Afghan Asia Times
Mali Islamists 'tougher than anticipated' News24
Mali Need Not Be France’s Afghanistan The New York Times
Mali: ICC opens investigation into war crimes, raises questi The Examiner
Mali 'collateral damage' from Libya conflict, says Kofi Anna BBC News
Islamists claim two more villages as French forces mass in c The Tribune San Luis Obispo

Stakeout by Ms. Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator following Security Consultation on the situation in Syria

humanitarian news and analysis

Mariame Kanfando, 10, with her father, wait outside the morgue in in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013, in an attempt to get the bodies of her mother and two sisters killed in a stampede on new year's eve. Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium said Wednesday that barricades stopped them from moving along a main boulevard, causing the crush of people. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara ordered three days of national mourning and launched an investigation into to the causes of the tragedy but two survivors, in interviews with The Associated Press, indicated why so many died in what would normally be an open area, the Boulevard de la Republic. An estimated 50,000 people had gathered in Abidjan's Plateau district to watch the fireworks.

Ivory Coast New Year's Death Toll Rises to 64

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Malnutrition Affecting Children In Ghana

Measles Remains Threat in Three African Nations All Africa
272 Nurses to Boost Health Sector in South West All Africa
Guinea worm eradication campaign posts another milestone Atlanta Journal
Looking Ahead in Mali The New York Times
Deadly Algeria hostage crisis not over, toll murky Philadelphia Daily News
Fighting in Mali Hampers Guinea Worm Disease Eradication The New York Times
Guinea worm cases decrease by half to 542, gets closer to er The Examiner
Algeria: Army rescues hostages, toll unclear Philadelphia Daily News
Jimmy Carter: Guinea worm cases decreasing Herald Tribune
Riders for Health and British High Commission Inaugurates a All Africa
Votes forced on asylum and vaccinations Swissinfo
Not enough tea in China: Why US Mali counterinsurgency faile The Examiner
Mali towns marked by fighting, airstrikes Houston Chronicle
KATH Maternity and Children Block Takes Shapes All Africa
Town 90 miles from Mali capital on alert Houston Chronicle
Heap of Garbage Poses Health Hazard All Africa
PAMTP Clocks Six All Africa
French strikes hit key Mali town held by Islamists Philadelphia Daily News
EU OKs sending military training mission to Mali The News & Observer
Riders for Health Inaugurates New Centre to Boost Road Safet All Africa

SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a handout photograph taken 05 October and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 06 October, a soldier serving with the Kenyan Contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is seen standing infront of an armoured personnel carrier through a bullet hole in the gate the former compound housing the offices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) while a combat engineering team sweeps the area for unexploded ordinace and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. The last bastion of the once feared Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab, Kismayo fell after troops of the Somali National Army (SNA) and the pro-government Ras Kimboni Brigade supported by Kenyan AMISOM forces entered the port city on 02 October following a two month operation across southern Somalia which saw the liberation of villages and centres along a distance of 120km from Afmadow to Kismayo. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Al-Qaida presence in Mali, Yemen and Afghanistan

In this photo taken, Thursday, Sept.13, 2012. A staff member wears a T-shirt bearing the name of Google Africa, in Lagos, Nigeria. With all its cutting-edge technology, Google Inc. has turned back to the text message in its efforts to break into Nigeria’s booming economy. The search engine has started a service in Nigeria, as well as Ghana and Kenya, allowing mobile phone users to access emails through text messaging. That comes as the company’s office in Lagos has begun working with small business owners in this nation of more than 160 million people.

Google launches election tracker tool

In this Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 photo, supporters of legislative election candidates from the party of president Alassane Ouattara march through the streets of the Abobo neighborhood, Abidjan, on the final day of campaigning ahead of Sunday legislative elections, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Country Profile: Ivory Coast

PHOTOS: Two Female University Of Ghana Students Die In Okpon Peace FM Online
First batch of Nigerian troops off to Mali Houston Chronicle
Hostages still held after Algeria raid, UK says The Times of India
Kufuor Leaves For Nigeria, Germany, Switzerland Meetings Peace FM Online
Ghanaians Celebrities Slam UK Boy Band For Negative Represen Peace FM Online
War in Mali an opportunity and a risk for France Business Day
Intervention in Mali China Daily
Algeria: Army rescues hostages, but toll is unclear Houston Chronicle
Children involved in Mali fighting IRINnews
Obama national security team's inbox of problems BBC News
Ghana arrests Ble Goude, wanted in Ivory Coast Houston Chronicle
First African troops arrive in Mali News24
Former President Carter: Guinea worm cases dwindling, markin Star Tribune
>Jimmy Carter: Guinea worm cases decreasing Seattle Post
EU approves military training mission to Mali Houston Chronicle
Algerian forces break desert siege News24
National Education Policy Is the Key All Africa
World Bank Provides $50 Million For Revised Projects In Ghan Peace FM Online
NUSA - Zion Branch Leaders Call for Audit All Africa
Four Major World Bank Assisted Projects In Ghana Revised Peace FM Online

Protestors wave flags and shout slogans during a demonstration to denounce the Islamist-led government, in Tunis, Saturday, Feb 25, 2012. More than 4,000 members of Tunisia's main trade union marched through the center of the capital, prompted by attacks on the union's offices around the country, which it blamed on members of Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that won elections in October

Violence plagues Tunisia's politics 2 years later

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt.

Morsi Admits ‘Mistakes’ in Drafting Egypt’s Constitution

Art: A ritual conch painted on the wall,

‘Like any other form of art, painting is about giving’

Egypt needs to do more on religious tolerance: US Khaleej Times
A foody’s journey through Morocco Khaleej Times
South African singing sensation Lira dedicating Zulu love so Star Tribune
Muslims, Christians clash in southern Egypt my SA
Fatoumata Diawara gathers Malian supergroup to record peace The Guardian
The Strokes releasing new album this year, Glastonbury annou Q Music
A Sense Of Touch: The Ex Live At Thirty-Three and a Third The Quietus
New Era On New Projects All Africa
UK Based Comedian Eddie Kadi Moves To Ghana Peace FM Online
Sniper's Singles Rock Airwaves All Africa
Churches Fault Composition of Northern Peace Committee All Africa
Musician Jota Jota Presents New Album in Lunda Sul and Bié P All Africa
Hail to the Sultan! All Africa
Poetry must reflect South Africa today Sowetan Live
10 things you should know about Sunny Leone The Himalayan
Miriam Makeba. "Pata Pata" and "Soweto Blues" Axis of Logic
Goddess is Rising....Literally! In Turkey and Egypt! The Examiner
Al-Qaida: Anything but 'on the run' WorldNetDaily
U.S. says Egypt needs to do more on religious tolerance The Star
Algeria: Special forces complete hostage rescue Buffalo News

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