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(Reuters) – Nine United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed when heavily armed gunmen on motorbikes ambushed their convoy on Friday, the deadliest attack yet...

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Celebrity: Freida Pinto speaks at girls’ rights summit in UK

YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 20230

LONDON (AP) — Actress Freida Pinto of Slumdog Millionaire fame has joined forces with girls’ rights campaigners in calling for an end to the practice...

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Africa: Mali government resigns, new PM appointed: state TV

YoopyaApril 7, 2014July 21, 2023

by YoopyaApril 7, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – Mali’s government has resigned and town planning minister Moussa Mara will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late on...

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Africa: Mali swears in court to hear treason case against ex-president

YoopyaMarch 28, 2014September 8, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 28, 2014September 8, 20230

(Reuters) – Mali swore in a new high court on Thursday that will be charged with hearing a case of high treason against former President...

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Africa: Mali coup leader abandons hunger strike after stomach problems

YoopyaMarch 26, 2014September 16, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 26, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos two years ago, allowing Islamists to seize its desert north, has abandoned...

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Africa: With training and partnerships, U.S. military treads lightly in Africa

YoopyaMarch 14, 2014September 16, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 14, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – On a dusty training ground in Niger, U.S. Special Forces teach local troops to deal with suspects who resist arrest. Speed, aggression, surprise!...

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$0.60 for cake: Al-Qaida records every expense

YoopyaDecember 30, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 30, 2013December 31, 20230

TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — The convoy of cars bearing the black al-Qaida flag came at high speed, and the manager of the modest grocery store...

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Sorting out Mali isn’t our job, France says

YoopyaDecember 5, 2013May 21, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 5, 2013May 21, 20230

(Reuters) – France will not play Africa’s policeman and sort out a territorial dispute in Mali, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday, a day after Mali’s...