Mass rape, amputations and killings -- why families are fleeing terror in Mali

Mass rape, amputations and killings -- why families are fleeing terror in Mali

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.
Nigeria says force inevitable if Mali talks fail

Nigeria says force inevitable if Mali talks fail

23 Aug 2012 09:02 - Sapa-AFP
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says regional troops will intervene in extremist-occupied northern Mali if negotiations fail to yield a solution.
Adulterous couple stoned to death in Mali

Adulterous couple stoned to death in Mali

31 Jul 2012 07:53 - David Smith
A man and woman who had an adulterous relationship have reportedly been stoned to death by religious extremists linked to al-Qaeda, in Mali.
Mali's military wives protest for release of their husbands

Mali's military wives protest for release of their husbands

16 Jul 2012 15:35 - Sapa-AFP
About 300 military wives have marched in Mali's capital Bamako to demand the release of their husbands who disappeared since a coup four months ago.
Ecowas threatens sanctions for attack on Mali's president

Ecowas threatens sanctions for attack on Mali's president

22 May 2012 16:37 - AFP
The Economic Community of West African States says it will probe the attack on Mali's interim leader, threatening sanctions against those involved.
UN sounds alarm over attack on Mali's president

UN sounds alarm over attack on Mali's president

22 May 2012 08:10 - Sapa-AFP
The attack on Mali's president Diancounda Traore by angry protesters puts the post-coup transition in the West African country in danger, the UN says.
Mali's president hospitalised after protesters storm palace

Mali's president hospitalised after protesters storm palace

21 May 2012 19:24 -
Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore has been beaten and hospitalised after hundreds of protesters stormed his palace to demand his resignation.
Mali junta agrees to keep interim leader until elections

Mali junta agrees to keep interim leader until elections

20 May 2012 01:13 - Sapa-AP
The chief negotiator for Ecowas says Mali's junta has accepted that the current interim president will stay in office until new elections can be held.
Malians riot as rebels impose Sharia law

Malians riot as rebels impose Sharia law

16 May 2012 14:38 - Guardian Reporters
Amnesty International says Islamist groups and insurgents are 'running riot' after a military coup deposed the Bamako government in March.
Ecowas presents Mali junta with ultimatum

Ecowas presents Mali junta with ultimatum

30 Mar 2012 08:59 - Laura Burke
Ecowas has warned the Mali junta that it will close all its land borders and freeze the nation's bank account if it does not step aside.
Ousted Mali leader hiding out in capital

Ousted Mali leader hiding out in capital

29 Mar 2012 07:43 - Thomas Morfin
Mali's ousted leader Amadou Toumani Toure, who has been missing since his overthrown, says he is safe in Bamako and not being held by the junta.
Mali junta's new Constitution sets out elections

Mali junta's new Constitution sets out elections

28 Mar 2012 10:56 - Thomas Morfin
Mali's junta has revealed a new Constitution that rules its members out of upcoming elections, seeking to show it will not cling to power.

Mali army claims upper hand against rebels

25 Mar 2012 15:43 - Staff Reporter
Malian soldiers have repelled a new attack by Tuareg rebels in the north as Kenya and Zimbabwe evacuates their ambassadors.
Mali coup: South Africans stranded, aid suspended

Mali coup: South Africans stranded, aid suspended

24 Mar 2012 19:20 - Staff Reporter
The coup in Mali has strengthened nomad-rebels, threatened foreign aid, endangered the country's World Cup bid and left South Africans stranded.