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Rebels In Northern Mali Seek 'Reasonable Delay' Before Signing Peace Deal
After months of negotiating, a coalition of rebel groups has asked for more time to present a UN-brokered peace deal to their local supporters.
Tuareg Refugees Must Choose Between Hunger and Violence
About 12,000 refugees displaced from Mali by two years of conflict find themselves in Burkina Faso, facing violence, famine, and disease.
Tuareg Refugees from Mali Are Stuck Between Poverty and Violence
Fleeing war for poverty in Burkina Faso has left them in a horrible limbo.
Rebel Assault Deals Blow to Mali Peace
Troops escorting the country's prime minister to the country's restive northern region clashed violently with a Tuareg separatist group.
Africa's Biggest Film Festival Isn't Scared of a Little Jihad
While French troops were killing Islamists in Mali last month, thousands of film fans were gathering just a few hundred miles away in Burkina Faso to celebrate the best of African cinema. The festival has been running since 1969, but they still haven’t...
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