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Mali

French forces rescue Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke in Mali

The French army have released footage showing a freed Dutch hostage who was rescued on Monday (April 6) during a special forces attack on a militant

06/04/2015

Mali

Dutchman Sjaak Rijke freed in Mali by French special forces

The French defence ministry says a Dutch citizen Sjaak Rijke, held captive in Mali since 2011, has been freed. The defence ministry said in a

06/04/2015

Mali

UN base comes under attack in Mali

Unknown attackers fired more than thirty rockets at a United Nations base in northern Mali early on Sunday (March 8). One UN peacekeeper was killed

08/03/2015

Mali

Mali PM condemns Bamako attack as act of 'indiscriminate violence'

Mali’s prime minister has described a deadly militant attack in Bamako as an act of “indiscriminate violence.” Mobido Keita was speaking as he

07/03/2015

Mali

France says Mali attack will strengthen resolve to fight terrorism

A militant attack, which has left five people dead in the Malian capital Bamako, is being condemned in Europe. Appearing alongside John Kerry in

07/03/2015

Mali

Mali: French citizen and Belgian security worker killed in militant attack

Five people, including a French citizen and a Belgian security worker, have been killed in a militant attack in the Malian capital Bamako. Police say

07/03/2015

Mali

Five dead in nightclub attack in Mali capital

An attack on a nightclub in Mali’s capital Bamako has left five people dead and eight others injured. Three European nationals are among the dead

07/03/2015

Mali

Peace deal on the cards in northern Mali

The government in Mali says it has agreed to a preliminary accord

01/03/2015

Cinema

Timbuktu: a poignant drama on fundamentalist Islam

Based on real events, 'Timbuktu' by Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako is a passionate and beautifully shot film about the invasion of Mali by radical Islamists who want to impose Sharia law.

13/02/2015

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Hundreds in Mali protest over UN air-strikes

23/01/2015

France

'I'm no hero' says Bathily as France grants supermarket saviour citizenship

The French Fifth republic has a new citizen, Lassana Bathily, the Malian-born Muslim who saved the lives of several Jewish shoppers during this

20/01/2015

Mali

Mali's health minister declares the West African country officially free of the deadly Ebola virus

After 42 days during which no new cases of Ebola have been recorded in Mali, the government says the epidemic there is over, but people are urged to continue with preventative measures

19/01/2015

France

Hollande leads homecoming for freed French hostage Serge Lazarevic

French former hostage Serge Lazarevic has arrived back on home soil – his nightmare over after three years of captivity in the hands of al Qaeda’s

10/12/2014

Mali

French hostage Serge Lazarevic freed three years after capture by al Qaeda in Mali

A French hostage has been freed by North African Islamist militants who had abducted him in Mali three years ago. Serge Lazarevic was taken by

09/12/2014

World News

Mali succumbs to Ebola as death toll nears 5,500

22/11/2014

Europe News

Red Cross urges quicker response on Ebola

18/11/2014

World News

Proof of life - al Qaeda issues video of hostages held in Sahara

18/11/2014

World

Mali's Traoré promises to spend donor euros well

16/05/2013

My Europe Series

"Our daughters will not be mutilated"

04/03/2013

World

Mali "not over by any means" says US analyst

31/01/2013