Mounting crisis for Mali pastoralists
Photo: Anna Jefferys/IRIN Cattle markets destroyed despite largely healthy animals MOPTI/BAMAKO, - Ongoing fighting and the fear of reprisal killings has severely disrupted normal migration patterns...
View ArticleNegotiating aid delivery in Mali’s conflict zones
BAMAKO/MOPTI/DAKAR, - Aid agencies managed to work in northern Mali throughout its occupation by Islamist militants in 2012 and the new complications triggered by the French-led military campaign...
View ArticleLack of Justice: A Malian survivor of abuse with her four-month-old baby
Little support, no justice for Mali rape survivors Photo: Tanya Bindra/IRIN A Malian survivor of abuse with her four-month-old baby GAO/BAMAKO, - During the rebel takeover of northern Mali in April...
View ArticleUnderstanding the causes of violent extremism
DAKAR, - Academics and government, military and civil society representatives gathered for a conference in the Senegalese capital this week to assess the interplay between development and violent...
View Article“One on one” with Tone Winje, The Director of The Arts Festival of North Norway
The Arts Festival of North Norway is an annual cultural event in Harstad lasting well over a week around Midsummer organized by a foundation of the same name. Director Tone Winje, took over leadership...
View ArticleAU ready for rapid deployment of soldiers in the continent when required
Photo: Guy Oliver/IRIN The African Union wants to urgently establish a quick reaction force to deal with the continent’s crises HIGHLIGHTS AU spurred into action by French intervention 1,500 soldiers...
View ArticleMali: A rush to elections is dangerous
Photo: Katarina Hoije/IRIN Elections in Mali could pose a danger, if rushed, say observers (file photo) HIGHLIGHTS July elections could further destabilize north MINUSMA will barely have settled in by...
View ArticleSurvival sex: Weekly meetings for sex workers in Mopti and Sévaré
Photo: Katarina Hoije/IRIN A sex worker, displaced from the north, in Mopti SÉVARÉ/BAMAKO, - More displaced women and girls – some as young as 13 – are turning to sex work to get by in Mali where 14...
View ArticleAfrica’s pride – singer/songwriter Rokia Traorè, and company perform at The...
It has come to pass that there is no doubt she is the new Star in her own right, who has found a place for herself nationally and internationally in the world of music. A Self-confident woman who says...
View ArticleHumanitarian needs rising
Photo: Plan International Malian refugees in Damba camp, Burkina Faso (file photo) DAKAR, 4 July 2013 (IRIN) – Humanitarian agencies have revised upwards their appeal to help Sahelians affected by...
View ArticleVoters faced frustration before the voting day in Mali
Photo: IRIN Timbuktu in northern Mali. (file photo) BAMAKO, - Malians voted yesterday on 28 July in the first ever polls since a military coup and an insurgency 16 months ago, but complaints of...
View ArticleMalian refugees returning home face challenges
Photo: Katarina Hoije/IRIN Malian refugees return home as stability improves DAKAR, - Malians are slowly returning from refuge in neighbouring Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger as stability improves...
View ArticleNorway applauds Mali for peaceful election process
Norway applauds the people of Mali for the peaceful conduct of the first round of its presidential elections. After a period of conflict there is a great need for stable governance to ensure further...
View ArticleMalians and international Aid
BAMAKO, - There is little discernible economic infrastructure on the 635km drive from Mali’s capital, Bamako, to the central town of Mopti, except for speed bumps and checkpoints wher e local vendors...
View ArticleMali’s herders fear the rebels may strike again
Photo: Malin Palm/IRIN Herders in Gao region must walk a long distance to find pasture for their animals GAO, - Despite the victory of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Mali’s peaceful presidential elections...
View ArticleNiamey has been working to bolster its security strategy – Mali’s 2012 crisis...
Photo: Crown Copyright Mali’s 2012 crisis put its neighbours on the alert NIAMEY, – The takeover of northern Mali by Islamist rebels after a 2012 coup, and the subsequent French-led intervention, have...
View ArticleReturning from displacement. Some Malians fear returning home
Photo: Otto Bakano/IRIN Returning from displacement. Some Malians fear returning home GAO, - Mali’s recent conflict has degraded social relations, leading to fears of reprisals among some of the...
View ArticleMali: A new school year in northern Mali has started with difficulty
Photo: Katarina Höije/IRIN A new school year in northern Mali has started with difficulty BAMAKO, – The ravages of Mali’s conflict, which paralysed education for almost two years, have disrupted the...
View ArticleMinister highlights kidnap threat in Sahel and North Africa
LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – FCO Minister Robertson met travel industry representatives to emphasise the continuing threat of terrorist kidnap in Sahel...
View ArticleECOWAS TO DEPLOY ELECTION OBSERVERS FOR MALI RUN-OFF LEGISLATIVE POLLS
ECOWAS TO DEPLOY 50 ELECTION OBSERVERS FOR MALI RUN-OFF LEGISLATIVE POLLS ABUJA, Nigeria, December 13, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ –ECOWAS is deploying 50 election observers to Mali for...
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