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Bahrain to donate $10m for MaliBahrain will donate $10 million to two UN support funds for Mali's defence and security forces and the Forces of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali, a report said. The aid was announced by Foreign Minister S More… |
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French, Malian forces take rebel strongholdFrench and Malian forces fighting Islamist rebels took control on Saturday of the rebel bastion of Gao, the biggest military success so far in an offensive against Al Qaeda-allied insurgents occupying the country's north. More… |
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French forces seize key Mali airport, bridgeFrench forces in Mali have seized the airport and the bridge over the Niger River at the Islamist rebel-held stronghold of Gao, the French Defence Ministry said on Saturday. French and Malian troops have advanced rapidly against a More… |
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Foreigners still trapped in Algeria hostage crisisMore than 20 foreigners were captive or missing inside a desert gas plant on Saturday, nearly two days after the Algerian army launched an assault to free them that saw many hostages killed. The standoff between the Algerian army More… |
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Algeria crisis ends; 30 hostages killedAlgerian forces stormed a desert gas complex to free hundreds of hostages but 30, including several Westerners, were killed in the assault along with at least 11 of their Islamist captors, an Algerian security source told Reuters. More… |
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Mali: One African war France could not avoidJust as its leaders were defining a new "hands-off" strategy for Africa, France has been thrust onto the front line of one of the continent's riskiest battlefields deep in the desert of Mali. More… |
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Mobiserve Mali wins top awardLeading solutions provider for telecommunication infrastructure and engineering services in Mena, Mobiserve Holding, has been named ‘The Best Supplier for the Year 2011’ at the Mali Strategic Cooperation Forum. The award was presented for More… |
