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Special forces stormed a luxury hotel in Mali after gunmen seized guests and staff in a hostage crisis that left at least 18 people dead, a week after the jihadist rampage in Paris.

• 21 ноября 2015, 14:00

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate halt to fighting in Mali, where government forces are battling Tuareg rebels.

• 30 апреля 2015, 10:43

Relatives of 116 people killed in an Air Algerie crash in July visited the scene of the disaster in remote hazardous northern Mali under tight military guard.

• 22 апреля 2015, 14:25

Nine UN peacekeepers killed last week in Mali were buried in the Niger capital Niamey.

• 09 октября 2014, 16:41

A peacekeeper was killed as a UN camp in northern Mali came under rocket fire in an attack said to have been carried out by a jihadist leader.

• 08 октября 2014, 14:18

All passengers and crew on board an Air Algerie jetliner that crashed in Mali died in the tragedy, which completely wiped out several families, France announced.

• 26 июля 2014, 11:36

Two Malian aid workers were killed when their vehicle drove over a landmine in restive north-west Mali, officials told AFP.

• 31 мая 2014, 12:26

A Malian soldier was killed and 46 others were injured Thursday when their military transporter crashed, the army said.

• 16 мая 2014, 13:12

Gains in fighting malaria in sub-Saharan Africa have left the highest risk for the disease concentrated in 10 countries.

• 20 февраля 2014, 09:59

Five members of the UN mission in Mali were injured Monday when their vehicle ran over a landmine planted in the northeastern rebel bastion of Kidal.

• 21 января 2014, 11:45

Around 30 Malian soldiers suspected of involvement in protests that left one wounded earlier this week have been arrested and turned over to paramilitary police.

• 06 октября 2013, 17:16

The Malian army came under attack Sunday from gunmen in the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal.

• 30 сентября 2013, 16:50

Leaders from across Africa and France watched the inauguration of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in front of thousands of his supporters.

• 21 сентября 2013, 14:39

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Mali's new leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on his election victory and vowed to work with him as the country emerges from months of conflict.

• 21 августа 2013, 11:02

Mali announced Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as its new leader after confirming that the ex-prime minister had won a landslide victory in a presidential poll.

• 16 августа 2013, 17:35

Malians voted Sunday in a presidential election run-off expected to usher in a new dawn of peace and stability in the conflict-scarred nation, but heavy downpours hampered early turnout.

• 12 августа 2013, 17:10

Mali voted on Sunday for a new president in a bid to usher in peace and stability in the first election since a military coup helped plunge the country into chaos.

• 29 июля 2013, 16:20

Africans generally approve of France's military intervention to help drive Islamists out of northern Mali, while Middle Easterners are opposed.

• 26 июля 2013, 18:30

Campaigning for Mali's watershed July 28 presidential election officially begins on Sunday.

• 07 июля 2013, 14:08

United Nations peacekeepers prepared to take over from African troops in Mali with a mission to ensure stability in the conflict-scarred nation just four weeks ahead of crucial elections.

• 01 июля 2013, 19:08