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Serge Daniel is a journalist and writer Franco-Beninese. He is the author of the best-selling book Les Routes clandestines (Hachette publishing house). He is correspondent for Radio France International and Agence France-Presse in Mali . He is the oldest post of all RFI correspondents on the African continent.
Malian officers upset with a government reshuffle have detained the president and prime minister at an army camp outside the capital
Once considered a beacon of democracy and stability in Africa, Mali in recent years has been dogged by a coup, civil war and Islamist terrorism
Mali’s parliamentary elections, which takes place amid an upsurge in violence by rebels, mark the country’s steps to recovery after a coup last year.
Two journalists with Radio France Internationale (RFI) were found dead on Saturday after being kidnapped by armed men while working in Mali.
Insurgents have launched a fresh attack against the Malian army in Kidal, forcing President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to cut his France trip short.
UN troops have taken over security duties from African soldiers in Mali just four weeks ahead of planned elections.
UN soldiers will take over from African troops in Mali after Ban Ki-moon highlighted the lack of training among the West African peacekeepers.
Mali is hurrying to organise key elections in less than 40 days following a ceasefire deal between the government and separatist Tuareg rebels.
Mali’s presidential election will be held on July 28, according to a draft law adopted by the Cabinet.
Russia has revealed it is supplying guns to Mali’s government, while French troops have discovered a massive homemade bomb in Gao, north of Mali.
The UN has been considering sending peacekeepers to Mali following a proposal that said French forces killed hundreds of extremist Islamist rebels.
French troops have entered Kidal, the last major town in their lightning drive to drive out rebels from northern Mali, military officials have said.
Pressure has been growing on Malian troops over summary killings and rights abuses in a French-led assault on al-Qaeda-linked groups.
With authorities failing to stand up to the aggression of invading extremist groups, Malians are forming rag-tag militias to defend their homes.
As an Islamic state called Azawad took root in the north of Mali, the interim president tasked with restoring unity was in a Paris hotel.
Former Nasa scientist Cheick Modibo Diarra has been named Mali’s new premier, even as its junta rounded up some of the nations top officials.
Mali is waiting anxiously to see if the military junta would restore democracy after the toppled president formally resigned.
Mali’s interim leader Dioncounda Traore has plenty to prepare for after ousted President Amadou Toumani Toure resigned as part of a deal with Ecowas.
Islamists have stormed the Algerian embassy in Mali and abducted seven diplomats amid fears that fighters are turning the country into a rogue state.
Rebels in the north of Mali have been moving south to take up state military positions, while renegade soldiers demanded the president’s arrest.
