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This photo taken March 8, 2013 and released on March 14, 2013, by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers patrolling in the Mettatai region in northern Mali.
Al Qaeda   France   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)		  France24 
Al Qaeda 'executed French hostage' in Mali
Wed 20 Mar 2013
A man claiming identifying himself as a spokesman for al Qaeda’s North African branch told a Mauritanian-based news agency Wednesday that the group’s had executed a French hostage held since November... (photo: AP / Arnaud Roine/ECPAD)
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)
UNICEF Seeks $45 Million for Mali Crisis  Voa News  Thu 21 Feb 2013
UNICEF Seeks $45 Million for Mali Crisis
GENEVA — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for $45 million to meet the emergency needs of women and children affected by the Malian crisis for the next three months. ... (photo: UN / TOBIN JONES)
Geneva   Mali   Photos   Unicef   Wikipedia: UNICEF
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.  IRINnews  Mon 18 Feb 2013
The regional threat posed by Mali’s militants
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)
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Beekeepers inspect hives at the honey-bee farm of Ahmed Zoarob, a Palestinian agronomist and on April 8, 2013. in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The apiary s 450 bees produce some 4.000 kilos of honey every year, that are exclusively sold in the Gaza Strip.Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN Peace FM Online Tue 30 Apr 2013
Bee Deaths: EU May Ban Neonicotinoid Pesticides
EU states are to vote shortly on a proposal to restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies. There is great concern across Europe about the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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In this Dec. 14, 2011 file photo, veteran leader Sir Michael Somare, second right, attends a press conference after claiming to have been reinstated as Papua New Guinea's prime minister in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. New Straits/Business Times Mon 29 Apr 2013
Papua New Guinea mulls death penalty for sorcery murder, rape
SYDNEY : Papua New Guinea is considering introducing the death penalty for sorcery killings and rape after a spate of horrific crimes against women drew international... (photo: AP / Post-Courier)
Death Penalty   Papua New Guinea   Photos   Wikipedia: Witch-hunt#Papua_New_Guinea   Witchhunt
Germany ready to contribute troops to UN mission in Mali Stars and Stripes Sun 28 Apr 2013
Germany ready to contribute troops to UN mission in Mali
ACCRA, Ghana -- Germany is ready to commit troops to a United Nations mission to Mali, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Saturday during a... (photo: UN / UN)
Accra   Mali   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Mali
Security Council Approves Peacekeeping Mission in Mali Scoop Sun 28 Apr 2013
Security Council Approves Peacekeeping Mission in Mali
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 12:54 pm Press Release: United Nations Security Council Unanimously Approves New UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali New York, Apr 25 2013 3:00PM The... (photo: UN / Martine Perret)
Africa   Mali   Photos   Security   Wikipedia: Mali
UN to send peacekeeping troops to Mali Deutsche Welle Fri 26 Apr 2013
UN to send peacekeeping troops to Mali
The UN Security Council has given its unanimous approval for a Mali peacekeeping force. As French troops pull out, it will be up to UN troops to restore stability in the... (photo: UN / UN)
Mali   Photos   Security   Troops   Wikipedia: Mali
Capacity building is key to delivering development in Africa The Guardian Fri 26 Apr 2013
Capacity building is key to delivering development in Africa
Development agencies should help governments to define and implement their own priorities, but not dictate what those should be President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Africa   Development   Photos   Rwanda   Wikipedia: Rwanda


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Malian soldiers inspect vehicles and arms recovered from Islamist militants during fighting to retake the town of Konna, at the Malian military base in Sevare, central Mali, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. U.N. Votes to Establish Peacekeeping Force for Mali The New York Times
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