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Serge Lazarevic: Last French hostage freed in Mali after three years

Serge Lazarevic, the last French hostage to be held by Islamist militants, has been freed after three years, President Francois…

10 years ago

Air Algerie crash: AH5017 pilots asked to turn back

France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has revealed that the pilots of Air Algerie plane that crashed in Mali on July…

10 years ago

Air Algerie crash: No survivors after AH 5017 crashed in Mali

Al passengers and crew members on board of Air Algerie flight AH5017 died after the aircraft crashed in Mali, says…

10 years ago

Air Algerie crash: Wreckage of flight AH 5017 found in Mali

The wreck of Air Algerie plane that disappeared with 116 people on board on a flight from Burkina Faso to…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak out of control in West Africa

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "drastic action" is needed to contain the spread of deadly Ebola in West…

10 years ago

Mali: Tuareg rebels agree to ceasefire after talks in Kidal

Mali’s Tuareg rebels have agreed to a ceasefire, two days after clashes with the army threatened to throw the country…

11 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Guinea deaths pass 100

The number of deaths from the Ebola virus in Guinea has passed 100, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) says.…

11 years ago

Amadou Sanogo: Mali coup leader arrested and charged with murders

Mali's former coup leader General Amadou Sanogo has been charged with "murders and assassinations", the justice ministry has said. Armed…

11 years ago

RFI journalists Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont killed in Mali

RFI journalists Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont have been killed after they were kidnapped in the northern town of Kidal…

11 years ago

RFI journalists kidnapped in Mali

Two French journalists have been kidnapped in the northern Mali town of Kidal. The governor of the region, Colonel Adama…

11 years ago

Mali election: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wins presidential poll in second round

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has won Mali's presidential election after his rival Soumaila Cisse admitted defeat in the second round. Ex-Finance…

11 years ago

Mali begins voting in presidential election run-off

Mali is set to begin voting in a presidential election run-off. Many expect Former PM Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who won…

11 years ago

Mali votes in presidential election

Polls open across Mali for a presidential election aimed at reuniting the country after months of political turmoil. Security is…

11 years ago

Abdelhamid Abou Zeid’s death in Mali fight confirmed by France’s presidency

France has confirmed today that Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in fighting in Mali. Abdelhamid Abou Zeid…

12 years ago

Mali: Heavy gunfire in northern town of Gao after suicide bombings

A heavy gunfire is being exchanged between Malian troops and suspected Islamist militants on the streets of Gao in northern…

12 years ago

Mali: French forces take Kidal, the last rebel town

French-led troops have entered Kidal in the north of Mali, the last major town they have yet to secure in…

12 years ago

France to increase troop numbers in Mali

France’s President Francois Hollande says more French troops are to be deployed in Mali to support the 750 in the…

12 years ago

Cheick Modibo Diarra, Mali’s prime minister, resigns hours after being arrested

Cheick Modibo Diarra, Mali’s prime minister, has resigned on state television, hours after being arrested by soldiers who were behind…

12 years ago