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Mali ex-leader Amadou Toumani Toure in Senegal embassy

Luke BrowneApril 18, 2012 16:57
Toure was forced out of power in a military coup last month, and resigned on April 8 in exchange for a commitment by the army to hand power over to a civilian authority.

Mali: Swiss woman kidnapped in Timbuktu

News DeskApril 16, 2012 12:40
Timbuktu, with its centuries-old mud mosques and ancient manuscripts held in the town's libraries, was until recently a tourist hotspot.

Mali: President Amadou Toumani Toure resigns (VIDEO)

April 8, 2012 21:07
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President Amadou Toumani Toure formally resigned on Sunday as part of a deal with the coup leaders to bring stability back to Mali.

Mali: Tuareg rebels declare ceasefire

News DeskApril 5, 2012 10:44
The end to fighting is intended to allow humanitarian aid to resume in northern Mali, a spokesman for the MNLA said.

Timbuktu falls to Mali rebels

News DeskApril 1, 2012 07:08
The rebels have moved rapidly through northern Mali in the chaos following a March 22 military coup, seizing control of the keys towns of Kidal and Gao in recent days.

Mali: Tuareg rebels attack strategic garrison town of Gao

Luke BrowneMarch 31, 2012 08:15
With a population of 87,000, Gao serves as the biggest garrison for the north, and lies just 1,000 kilometers from land-locked Mali’s capital, Bamako.

Rebels seize northern Mali town of Kidal

News DeskMarch 30, 2012 11:28
A spokesman for the rebel group National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) confirmed they were in control of the town.

West Africa's Ecowas gives Mali junta leaders ultimatum

News DeskMarch 29, 2012 19:43
West African leaders met in Ivory Coast on Thursday after abandoning plans to meet with junta leaders in Bamako, the Malian capital.
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