| 5,661,280 |
18.44 |
1.41 |
Mali |
|
Tuareg leaders in northern Mali have formed a new group which they say will aim to negotiate with the Malian government, as questions linger over the future of the Kidal region. |
| 5,661,284 |
15.81961 |
-1.29114 |
Mali |
|
Four suicide bombers were then killed and two Malian soldiers wounded in a second attack in the lakeside market town of Gossi, in the Timbuktu region. |
| 5,661,288 |
15.9182 |
2.4022 |
Mali |
|
Around 5:00 am (0500 GMT), a suicide bomber in a car broke through the entrance to a military camp at Menaka. Soldiers fired their weapons and the suicide bomber blew himself up. |
| 5,661,292 |
16.83486 |
-2.5319 |
Mali |
|
The northern Malian town of Ber is the theatre of fresh acts of violence today [11 May]. The Arab and Tuareg communities have been clashing in this area which is located about 60km to the north of Timbuktu for several weeks now. No details of casualties. |
| 5,661,296 |
15.9182 |
2.4022 |
Mali |
|
A suspected jihadist opened fire on a crowd at an aid distribution point in a north Malian village, killing three civilians; however, at least one local local jihadist leader said the suspect was not a member of the radical groups who ruled the region. The attack took place in Ikadiwane, north of Menaka. |
| 5,661,300 |
18.64139 |
-1.93556 |
Mali |
|
In Mali, the MNLA [National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad] and an armed group in Gao and Kidal clashed in the town of Anefis yesterday. The Tuareg movement accused the MUJAO [Movement for Monotheism and Jihad in West Africa] of being behind the fighting. However, the Arab Movement of the Azawad [MAA] claimed responsibility for the attack on Anefis. MAA claimed it seized control, 7 deaths reported. |
| 5,661,303 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
France has begun the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali. A convoy of lorries left a French base outside the capital, Bamako, on its way south to Ivory Coast. |
| 5,671,351 |
-17.8333 |
19.2667 |
Namibia |
|
2 FAA attacked by villagers |
| 5,661,307 |
18.44 |
1.41 |
Mali |
|
A French soldier was wounded in Kidal by a sharpshooter; the town is under the control of the MNLA. |
| 5,661,310 |
16.27167 |
-0.04472 |
Mali |
|
Thousands of Malians protested Thursday against French President Francois Hollande amid accusations that he is colluding in the occupation of a regional capital in the former colony by separatist rebels. The demonstration came as Mali plans nationwide elections on July 28 despite serious concerns about the possibility of free and fair polls in Kidal. |
