Mali: how the West cleared the way for al-Qaeda’s African march

Northern Mali risks starvation thanks to al-Qaeda, drought and no aid

Destroying Timbuktu: The Jihadist who Inspires the Demolition of the Shrines

Northern Mali: A dying land

Mysterious fatal crash provides rare glimpse of US commandos in Mali

In Niger refugee camp, anger deepens against Mali’s al-Qaeda-linked Islamists

Libya’s Unintended Consequences

Mali interim government urged by ECOWAS

How 1 man derailed 20 years of democracy in Mali

Africa facing sharp rise in Islamic extremism

Islamists destroy 15th-century Timbuktu mosque

Death toll, injuries mount from Mali rebel clash

Africa’s Islamist militants ‘co-ordinate efforts’

Once a stopover, Mali town becomes frontline destination for displaced people

Mali: Islamists cane public smokers

ECOWAS has Mali force troop pledge, still lacks backing

Less than a week after both parties agreed to establish an independent state in northern Mali and implement sharia law, Tuareg rebels have publicly renounced the accord signed with the al Qaeda-affiliated Ansar Dine group.

In Timbuktu, Mali Rebels and Islamists Impose Harsh Rule

Northern Mali: An Islamic state?

National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) rebels agreed to merge with the al Qaeda-backed Islamist group Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith), and declared the creation of an Islamic state in northern Mali.

Mali Tuareg and Islamist rebels agree on Islamist state

Al Qaeda affiliate urges Mali fighters to form Islamist nation

Chaos in the Sahel as Situation in Mali Deteriorates

Residents: Al-Qaida-linked group attacks tomb classified as UNESCO site in Mali’s Timbuktu

Islamists strengthen grip over north Mali

Analysis: Mali: from democracy poster child to broken state

Disaster looms for people of Mali as country is split by revolt

Sahara states at odds over Mali rebels

Witness – Islamist Fighters Execute Tuareg in Mali
