Algeria ends desert siege with 23 hostages dead

Algeria ends desert siege with 23 hostages dead

20 Jan 2013 06:15 - Reuters
Algerian troops ended a siege at a gas plant in the Sahara where 23 hostages died, with a final assault which killed all the remaining hostage-takers.
US halts military aid to Mali

US halts military aid to Mali

27 Mar 2012 10:44 - Staff Reporter
The US has "paused" military aid to Mali, an ally against Islamist militants, in a move that could curb efforts to curb al-Qaeda's North African wing.

Al-Qaeda branch claims responsibility for Algeria bombing

28 Aug 2011 19:01 - Staff Reporter
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb says it carried out a twin suicide attack on an Algerian military academy that killed 18 people.

Former al-Qaeda hostage moves Africa malaria work to France

13 Apr 2011 13:16 - Paul Aubriat
Pierre Camatte's kidnapping by al-Qaeda brought a savage halt to his years of research on treatments of malaria in Mali, but not to his ambition.

Mali blames French embassy attack on Tunisian

06 Jan 2011 10:33 - Staff Reporter
A Tunisian man who claimed to be an al-Qaeda member exploded a gas cylinder in front of the French embassy in Mali on Wednesday.