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This photo taken March 1, 2013 and released on Tuesday March 5, 2013, by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers from the 2e REP legionnaires regiment patrolling in the desert in Northern Mali.
Al Qaeda   France   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Operation Serval		  The New York Times 
Terror Haven in Mali Feared After French Leave
Mon 18 Mar 2013
NEMA, Mauritania — With France planning to start withdrawing its troops from Mali next month, Western and African officials are increasingly concerned that the African soldiers who will be... (photo: AP / Ghislain Mariette)
In this Saturday, April 14, 2012 photo, fighters from the Ansar Dine group, flying the group's black flag, instruct local residents in how to follow Shariah, as they stop in a market area of Timbuktu, Mali. West Africa's regional bloc is recommending the deployment of a regional force to Mali after Tuareg rebels declared an independent state, dubbed Azawad, following a military coup last month. The fighters are divided between a secular group and an Islamist faction that wants to impose Shariah law in Mali's moderate north.
Africa   Dakar   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mali		  IRINnews 
The regional threat posed by Mali’s militants
Mon 18 Feb 2013
FEEDBACKEMAILPRINTREADER MODE DAKAR, 18 February 2013 (IRIN) - Militant Islamists fleeing northern Mali under pressure from French forces could undermine security in neighbouring countries from where... (photo: AP)
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks at the Supreme Court in Algiers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Algeria's president, 72, who led his oil-rich and gas-rich North African nation out of a bloody Islamic insurgency, started clearing the way Wednesday to give himself a third term in office, announcing plans to abolish limits that would have prevented his re-election.  Voa News  Fri 18 Jan 2013
Algeria Ends Military Operation; 'Several Hostages Killed'
Algeria's state-run news agency says the military operation at the natural gas complex where Islamic militants seized 41 foreign hostages has ended. But verifiabe information on the fate of... (photo: AP)
Algeria   Kidnapping   Military Operation   Photos   Wikipedia: In Aménas hostage crisis
French planes bomb Malian district capital of Gao  The News & Observer  Sun 13 Jan 2013
French planes bomb Malian district capital of Gao
R.Nicolas-Nelson, Ecpad - AP Photo This picture released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers of the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment boarding to Bamako, the... (photo: USMC / Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald)
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A woman stands at the scene of a bomb explosion in Kaduna, Nigeria, Monday, April 9, 2012. The weekend explosion killed at least 38 people and the target for the blast seems unclear as people from all sections of society were caught in the explosion. US News Tue 19 Mar 2013
At least 16 killed in northern Nigeria explosion
By SALISU RABIU, Associated Press KANO, Nigeria (AP) — A medic says at least 16 people were killed in an explosion that hit a bus station in Kano in northern... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Boko Haram   Bus Explosion   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Timeline of Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere speaks to the media during his press conference during an European Union Interior Ministers' Summit at at Grassalkovich Castle in Goedoelloe, 30 kms northeast of Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. Deutsche Welle Mon 18 Mar 2013
German defense minister visits Mali ahead of training program
German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere has arrived in Mali for his first visit to the West African country in crisis. German soldiers will assist Malian forces in... (photo: AP / MTI, Zsolt Szigetvary)
Defense   Germany   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)
French special forces drive through Gao, Northern Mali, Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013. Islamist extremists fled the city Saturday after French, Chadian and Nigerien troops arrived, ending 10 month of radical Islamic control over the city. Zeenews Mon 18 Mar 2013
Fifth French soldier killed in Mali operation
Paris: A French corporal was killed during fighting in Mali, bringing to five the toll of the French military contingent fighting armed Islamists in the west African... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
France   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)
File - U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) arrive at the impact site with French soldiers to recover the wreckage of a French Mirage 2000 jet fighter aircraft northwest of Forward Operating Base Delaram in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, May 25, 2011. All Africa Sun 17 Mar 2013
Fifth French Soldier Killed in Mali
[RFI]Officials said earlier today that... (photo: USMC / Staff Sgt. Jeff Kaus)
Fights   French   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Corporal
General Assembly Holds Debate on Future of UN Peacekeeping John Agyekum Kufuor, former President of Ghana, addresses the General Assembly's thematic debate, "United Nations Peacekeeping: Looking into the Future". Graphic Sun 17 Mar 2013
Show personal responsibility in tackling poverty - Kufuor
Share Twitter Ghana News plugins View Comments Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has underscored the importance of eradicating poverty and hunger adding that “the... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Economy   Photos   Politics   SAfrica   Wikipedia: John Kufuor
Newcastle United's Papiss Cisse, celebrates his goal during their Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match against Anzhi Makhachkala at St James' Park, Newcastle, England, Thursday, March 14, 2013. BBC News Fri 15 Mar 2013
Senegal striker Cisse hailed after Newcastle goal heroics
Papiss Cisse won high praise from his manager Alan Pardew after the Senegalese striker's goal put Newcastle in the Europa League quarter-finals. The 27-year-old... (photo: AP / Scott Heppell)
League   Newcastle   Photos   Sports   Wikipedia: Papiss Cissé


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President John Dramani Mahama, foreground speaks during his inauguration ceremony, in Accra, Ghana, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Four Envoys Present Letters Of Credence To Prez Mahama Peace FM Online
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Kenya's President-Elect Uhuru Kenyatta waves to supporters after leaving the National Election Center where final election results were announced declaring he would be the country's next president, in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, March 9, 2013. Kenya's Kenyatta urges ICC to drop charges Al Jazeera
Zimbabwean human rights activist, Jestina Mukoko, back center in red, and other unidentified activists are led into court in Harare, Zimbabwe Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. State media report that Mukoko, who went missing three weeks ago, is accused of attempting to recruit government opponents for military training to overthrow President Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe Authorities Arrest Opposition Officials and a Human Rights Lawyer The New York Times
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