Timbuktu is not a city of the imagination it very much exists! Not much has changed in this ancient trading center, apart from the means to get to it. Before the late 20th century, the only way to reach the legendarily remote city was to take a...
Attorney General Michael Mukasey has rebuked a midlevel federal court on behalf of a Mali woman who fears genital mutilation if sent home.
Lisa Leslie sets U.S. Olympic record going 7-for-7 from the field as the women’s team continues its unblemished run through the Beijing Games with a 97-41 victory against Mali.
The government of Mali and ethnic Tuareg rebels have reached a truce agreement in dangerous northern Mali, Algeria’s ambassador to the West African country said Monday.The two sides also agreed to establish a 200-member follow-up committee representing...
Algerian officials say the Malian government and rebel Tuaregs have agreed to a cease-fire in dangerous northern Mali. The accord was announced Monday after four days of talks in Algiers. But it remains to be seen whether the cease-fire will take hold. A...
Government officials say 27 people are dead following an insurgent attack on an army base in northern Mali.The Defense Ministry says armed insurgents battled soldiers in the far northern desert town of Abeibara for about eight hours Wednesday before...
Insurgents attacked an army convoy in northern Mali Saturday, violating a cease-fire and sparking a fire fight that left five people dead, a military official and area residents said.It was the first major clash since the ethnic Tuareg rebels and the...
Alima Traore doesn’t remember when part of her genitals was removed as a young child in her native Mali. But even at 29, she still lives with the consequences.There’s the pain, the fear of future medical problems, and a persistent feeling that she has...
Mali’s government signed a cease-fire with a northern rebel faction Thursday, according to a government announcement on state radio.The government of the West African nation and a group of ethnic Tuareg rebels have been holding talks in Libya since...
Major scheduled events during the week beginning Feb. 17, 2008. Note that many events, especially court appearances, are subject to change at the last minute.The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EST):TUESDAY: Treasury...
Timbuktu is not a city of the imagination it very much exists! Not much has changed in this ancient trading center, apart from the means to get to it. Before the late 20th century, the only way to reach the legendarily remote city was to take a...
Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dispelled Pentagon’s claims of drop in Iraq violence, as bloodbath continues to destroy the country.
The U.S. GAO dismissing military’s claims of 70 per cent drop in violence in Iraq snubbed it for its...
Africa is a land that has been torn apart by war and disease. For over 40 years, this has resulted in international condemnation and sanctions, tribal conflict, racial hatred and the inevitable result is famine, disease and poverty for the general...
Children in Mali, Africa are thronging the schools but unfortunately, the school cannot accommodate the huge number.
During September, Makamba Keito, the school’s director, was expecting not more than 420 pupils for sixth standard but list was...
Solitude and remoteness is a blessing in this thickly populated world, but at the same time it becomes curse, to be isolated, if there is no means of communication available, especially in demanding conditions.
If you belong to such far-flung or hard...
Debt AIDS Trade Africa (DATA), the advocacy group confounded by Bono has revealed that the Irish rocker will embark on a 10 day trip to Africa. Bono, known for his social activism, plans to take this trip starting Tuesday to study ways how his...
The rocky experience of her past life has snatched the innocence of her face. Her eyes were filled with tears, as she washed her clothes soiled by the incessant flow of urine. Fanta Camara was just five year old when she was genitally mutilated, which...
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Map locates Abeibara, Mali, where at least 27 people were killed in an insurgent attack; 1c x 2 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 60.3 mm
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