LE PARISIEN, LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR (France), THE GUARDIAN (UK) Worldcrunch PARIS – French troops have taken control of the airport in the town of Kidal, one of the last major rebel strongholds in northern Mali. French Armed Forces spokesman Thierry Burkhard confirmed Wednesday that French troops had landed overnight in Kidal – the third biggest […]
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MOPTI – Each dugout canoe that arrives on the banks of Mopti, unloads its passengers, cargo — and the latest news. In this dry and cold season, it takes a few days to reach Gao and Timbuktu, which are further up the Niger River. These two cities are now seeing a crucial phase of the […]
GULFNEWS.com (Dubai), EL WATAN (Algeria), FASO.net (Burkina Faso), BBC (UK), JEUNE AFRIQUE (France) Worldcrunch The situation in the north of Mali is provoking increasing anxiety in its neighbors. Fundamentalist Islamic rebels close to Al Qaeda have taken over the region, while the Mali government now controls only one-third of the country. The United Nations Security […]