Mali: a country divided

Latest update : 15/06/2012

Mali is a country in turmoil. A military coup d'état on March 22, 2012 removed President Amadou Toumani Touré from power, and in the ensuing chaos rebels in the north, dominated by Tuareg tribesmen, took control of the country's three main northern cities. The West African country has been effectively divided in two.

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France fears ‘terrorist’ camps in northern Mali

Mali rebel groups clash over breakaway state

Afghan, Pakistani jihadists 'operating in northern Mali'

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Mali's Tuareg rebels, Islamists restart talks after unity pact fails

Mali's government rejects north's independence

Mali rebel groups unite to create new Islamist state

Mali coup leader rejects ECOWAS troop deployment

Mali interim PM forms new government

Crisis-hit Mali swears in transitional president

Fearing a backlash, Tuareg community flees Bamako

Northern Malians appeal for humanitarian corridor

Crisis-weary Malians brace for another regime change

France rejects Tuareg independence move

Tuareg rebels declare independence in north Mali

Mali's perfect storm of woes creates a perfect militant breeding zone

France calls for dialogue with Mali rebels, unity against al Qaeda

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Background

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Mali: Fear from North to South
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Crisis in Mali: Could the Sahara become a haven for al Qaeda?
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Donald Steinberg, Deputy Administrator, US Agency for International Development
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Mali: After the fall of Timbuktu
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Mali: After the fall of Timbuktu (part 2)
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Is Mali splitting in two?
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A red carpet reception in Mali, but a no-show for ECOWAS
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'We need to talk about Mali'
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Crisis in Mali: Could the Sahara become a haven for al Qaeda?

West Africa

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MALI

FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE

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