Mali

A Pyrrhic victory?

2013-01-22 14:21:00

Algerian forces claimed a decisive victory this weekend over al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militants who took over a giant natural gas plant near the country's border with Mali last week and threatened to kill hostages and blow up the facility. But the...

International Festival builds bridges, business

2011-08-07 15:47:00

Residents and vendors from the many corners and cultures of Baltimore descended on the campus of Polytechnic Institute/Western High this weekend for the annual Baltimore International Festival. "I just believe that people need to meet other people," said...

Niger police "attack" may be guards' over-reaction - minister

2013-06-16 15:09:02

NIAMEY, June 16 (Reuters) - An inquiry into shooting at a military police academy in Niger's capital Niamey found no evidence of an attack on the camp, suggesting it could have been an over-reaction by nervous guards, the foreign minister said on Sunday....

Mali president seeks changes to ceasefire blueprint

2013-06-12 17:50:03

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim president told international mediators on Wednesday he wanted changes to a proposed ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, meaning talks will have to resume on Thursday in neighboring Burkina Faso. An agreement to...

Niger security forces repel attack on police -defence minister

2013-06-12 12:34:01

NIAMEY, June 12 (Reuters) - Niger's security forces repelled an overnight assault by gunmen on a military police academy in the capital Niamey, the defence minister said on Wednesday, an attack likely to heighten concerns over the Islamist threat in the...

Mediators fly to Mali to salvage northern ceasefire deal

2013-06-12 07:58:02

* Lead mediator said deal reached "in principle" on Monday * Mali delegation did to return to Burkina Faso to sign deal * Mediators fly to Bamako for talks with interim president By Mathieu Bonkoungou OUAGADOUGOU, June 12 (Reuters) - Mediators working...

Niger says 22 escape jail after raid on prison

2013-06-02 14:25:02

NIAMEY, June 2 (Reuters) - Some 22 prisoners, including Islamist militants, escaped from a prison in Niger's capital after several gunmen attacked the jail and killed two guards, the government said on Sunday. The prison break comes a week after al...

France says south Libya Islamists likely behind embassy attack

2013-05-31 07:21:03

* France's Hollande says worried by lawless southern Libya * Says no plans to intervene militarily, would need U.N. mandate * Initiatives to help Tripoli to be unveiled in coming weeks By John Irish PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - Islamist rebels based in...

INSIGHT-Libya becomes "the new Mali" as Islamists shift in Sahara

2013-05-31 03:59:02

* Niger says attacks on base, mine launched from Libya * After Mali mission, France scrambles troops to help Niger * Weak armies, poor regional cooperation to keep West involved By David Lewis BAMAKO, May 31 (Reuters) - Suicide attacks on a French-run...

France calls for action against Islamists in southern Libya

2013-05-28 08:15:03

* French minister calls for "special effort" on Libya * Says countries in the region must work together * Niger says last week's suicide bombers came from Libya * French-led offensive in Mali pushed threat across borders By Abdoulaye Massalatchi...

Niger attacks launched from southern Libya - Niger's president

2013-05-25 09:09:03

NIAMEY, May 25 (Reuters) - Islamist militants who carried out simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a French uranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came from southern Libya, Niger's president said on Saturday. President Mahamadou Issoufou...

Group linked to Algeria gas plant attack claims Niger raids

2013-05-24 03:34:02

ABIDJAN, May 24 (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group that carried out the raid on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria in January has claimed to have participated in Thursday's attacks in Niger. A statement posted on the internet on Friday was signed by...

Malian youths look on as French soldiers drive down a street in Niono, on January 20, 2013. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today that the goal of France's military action in Mali was to retake control of the entire country from Islamist militants who have seized the north.

2013-01-21 00:00:00

A French soldier from the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment prepares a FAMAS machine gun at a Malian army airbase near Bamako, Mali's capital.

2013-01-18 00:00:00

About 100 Nigerian troops, the first of a planned 3,300-member contingent from West African states, arrive in Mali's capital, Bamako, to join the fight against Al Qaeda-aligned Islamic militants who have seized the northern half of the country.

2013-01-17 00:00:00