- 06 Feb 2013 11:42 - Mpho Moshe Matheolane
- There is no way in which you can ever deliver freedom to anyone only to restrict their expression of that freedom, writes Mpho Matheolane.
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- 06 Feb 2013 07:37 - Sege Daniel
- After having killed "several hundred" militants in fighting to reclaim north Mali, France says it will begin withdrawing its troops in the country.
- 05 Feb 2013 10:21 - Rukmini Callimachi
- In August 2012, a handful of heroes conspired to save Timbuktu's prized manuscripts. The ingenious plan involved empty rice sacks, a boat and Bamako.
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- 04 Feb 2013 11:35 - Sapa-AP, Sapa-AFP,
- France's foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, says France wants African forces to assume security responsibility for the city of Timbuktu "very fast".
- 03 Feb 2013 13:53 - Sapa-AFP
- Thirty French warplanes on Sunday blasted Islamic extremist training and centres and logistics centres in northeast Mali.
- 03 Feb 2013 13:23 - AFP
- Timbuktu has been freed from its Islamist occupiers but now faces the daunting task of rebuilding an economy in shambles.
- 02 Feb 2013 12:08 - Reuters
- French President Francois Hollande has arrived in Mali on a one-day visit to support French troops fighting in the Sahel nation.
- 01 Feb 2013 00:00 - Tim Murithi
- As French-led intervention exposes weakness in collective African leadership, summit has acknowledgeg the need for greater Ecowas presence.
- 31 Jan 2013 14:56 - Irin News
- Concerns have been raised that the International Criminal Court probe into Mali war crimes is placing serious strain on an over-stretched body.
- 01 Feb 2013 00:00 - Daniel Howden
- The most difficult part of the conflict is yet to come for newly liberated Timbuktu: reconciliation and healing.
- 30 Jan 2013 10:37 - Serge Daniel
- French troops have entered Kidal, the last major town in their lightning drive to drive out rebels from northern Mali, military officials have said.
- 29 Jan 2013 12:28 - AFP
- Japan has said it would give $120-million in aid to the troubled Sahel region after ten Japanese nationals were killed in an Algerian hostage crisis.
- 29 Jan 2013 07:43 - Carlos Amato
- Mali's captain and his teammates have donated a portion of their Africa Cup of Nations bonuses to their government's military campaign against rebels.
- 28 Jan 2013 15:15 - Reuters
- French and Malian troops have sealed off Timbuktu after fleeing rebels torched buildings including a South African-funded prized manuscript library.
- 28 Jan 2013 13:18 - Helen Vesperini
- The collapse of a peace deal for troubled eastern DRC and the question of military intervention in Mali has dominated the latest AU summit.
- 27 Jan 2013 11:52 - AFP
- Efforts to end conflict across Africa, especially in Mali, dominated the African Union summit opening on Sunday.
- 26 Jan 2013 20:36 - Rukmini Callimachi
- Rebel groups have recruited young boys to fight the messy war in northern Mali, a conflict that now includes 2 500 well-armed French soldiers.
- 25 Jan 2013 00:00 - Robin Denselow
- Musicians are in the firing line as insurgent Islamists impose sharia law on two-thirds of the country.
- 24 Jan 2013 17:34
- From the French invasion in Mali to the Australian Open, we showcase some of the best photographs taken around the globe this week.
- 24 Jan 2013 10:46 - Serge Daniel
- Pressure has been growing on Malian troops over summary killings and rights abuses in a French-led assault on al-Qaeda-linked groups.
