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Mali – intervention by Ecowas at the centre of Clinton’s talks in Algeria
BBC US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is visiting Algeria to discuss the growing threat posed by militant Islamists in neighbouring Mali, US officials say. Ecowas plans to send 3,000 troops to fight...
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Aid agencies in Sahel step up security over Islamist kidnapping threat
IRIN OUAGADOUGOU/DAKAR, 6 November 2012 (IRIN) – Aid agencies have stepped up security measures in Burkina Faso and Niger as the threat of kidnappings by Islamist groups mounts. School for Malian...
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UN guarded support for Mali intervention
BBC Islamists took control of northern Mali UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has recommended conditional backing for a one-year African Union mission against Islamist militants in Mali. Mr Ban did not...
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Africa – al Qaeda groups calls for recruits to fight France over Mali
Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has appealed for new recruits from North African Arab countries in its fight against what it said was France‘s Crusader campaign in...
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Mali crisis: France in big offensive against Islamists
BBC French troops have found 340 artillery shells and high-calibre rocket French forces have launched one their biggest offensives against militants in northern Mali, officials have said. About 1,000...
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The Islamic “threat” in Africa
BBC How Islamist militancy threatens Africa With Islamist militant groups across the Sahara region still able to flex their muscles despite the French intervention in Mali, former UN diplomat and...
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