- 19 Jan 2013 19:32 - Lotfi Mokdad
- Islamists have killed all seven of their remaining foreign captives before they were gunned down at a gas plant in the Algerian desert.
- 18 Jan 2013 11:51 - Liesl Louw-Vaudran
- For African leaders who criticised French intervention in Cote d'Ivoire and Libya not too long ago, France's advance in Mali must seem a nightmare.
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- 18 Jan 2013 10:51 - Sapa-AFP
- The Malian army have retaken Konna, which fell to Islamist rebels advancing from the north and sparked French military intervention.
- 17 Jan 2013 19:07
- We look at this week's headlines; from the Afcon kick-off to Amplats' plan to axe 14 000 workers and Lance Armstrong's bare-all interview with Oprah.
- 18 Jan 2013 00:00 - Afua Hirsch
- With the front line rapidly shifting, refugees are finding it ever more difficult to escape the fighting.
- 17 Jan 2013 12:50 - Sapa-AFP
- Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have killed two people in Algeria, taking more than 40 foreign hostages, while French troops battled Islamist rebels in Mali.
- 16 Jan 2013 20:50 - Sapa-AFP
- The US has confirmed that American citizens are among hostages being held in Algeria after an attack by Islamist militants near a southern gas field.
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- 16 Jan 2013 15:32 - Sapa-AFP
- Germany has said it would supply two transport planes for the mission against rebels in Mali, in a bid to assist the country's fragile government.
- 16 Jan 2013 12:15 - Afua Hirsch, Angelique Chrisafis,
- Air raids continue "day and night" in the battle with insurgents in Mali, but France's president has dismissed suggestions of colonialism.
- 14 Jan 2013 17:51 - Greg Keller
- Despite intensive aerial bombardments by French warplanes, Islamist insurgents have grabbed more territory in Mali and got much closer to the capital.
- 14 Jan 2013 12:18 - Sapa-AFP
- Extremist forces based in northern Mali have vowed to avenge France's fierce military offensive against them on French soil.
- 14 Jan 2013 10:25 - Angelique Chrisafis
- Unpopular in the polls and accused of dithering on the economy, France's Francois Hollande is in decisive mode when it comes to the situation in Mali.
- 12 Jan 2013 15:04 - AFP, Sapa-AP,
- The West African bloc Ecowas has authorised the immediate deployment of troops to Mali a day after French forces began a military operation there.
- 11 Jan 2013 13:35 - Tiemoko Diallo
- Mali's army has launched a counter-offensive to retake the central town of Konna seized by rebels, military sources and local residents said.
- 16 Dec 2012 11:34 - Mark Townsend
- At refugee camps, reports are flooding in of horrific human rights abuses in a country once famous for its music and joyous lifestyle.
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- 14 Dec 2012 00:00 - David Smith
- The AU and West African regional bloc has condemned army interference in Mali's politics after the prime minister was forced to resign.
- 12 Dec 2012 06:23 - Sapa-AFP
- Diango Cissoko will replace Cheick Modibo Diarra as Mali's prime minister after Diarra quit under pressure from former putschists.
- 11 Dec 2012 08:20 - Tiemoko Diallo
- Mali's Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra has resigned hours after being arrested by soldiers while trying to leave the West African nation.
- 11 Dec 2012 06:43 - Reuters
- A spokesperson for Mali's military says soldiers have arrested Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra as he tried to leave the country for France.
