Feb 16, 2013
Bassekou Kouyate, one of Mali's best-known musicians, continues to make music despite the conflict in his country, writes Dave Stelfox. A virtuoso on the ngoni, his new album is a call for peace
Read Article Mali musician Bassekou Kouyate says music is more important as war rages
Feb 12, 2013
French and Malian government forces yesterday regained control of Gao after Islamist fighters invaded through the city's harbour on Sunday. Read Article Malian and French forces retake Gao after firefight
Feb 10, 2013
The bodies of men believed to have been summarily executed by Malian forces have been found buried in the side of a dune less than a mile outside of Timbuktu. Read Article Bodies point to reprisal killings by Malian forces
Feb 08, 2013
French troops in northern Mali are searching out Islamic extremists who may be mixing among the population in Gao, after new clashes nearby raise questions about how solid a hold the French military has on the area. Read Article French troops hunt extremists in Gao
Feb 07, 2013
Malian soldiers have uncovered industrial-strength explosives, grenades and a possible booby-trapped vehicle. Read Article Explosives stash and rocket attack show fight not over in Mali
Feb 06, 2013
Combined forces from France and Chad advance on Kidal as the countries boost their presence in Mali and the rebels are beaten back farther from the territory. Read Article Foreign troops move on strategic Malian city
Feb 06, 2013
Beaten, bullied and oppressed by the Islamist militants occupying their town, citizens found subtle yet heroic ways to fight back. Alice Fordham reports from Timbuktu Read Article The dignified defiance of Timbuktu against militant rule
Feb 06, 2013
Authorities detain four people in counter-terrorism operation targeting those suspected of trying to join Islamist extremists abroad. Read Article French arrest 4 in Paris thought to be linked to Islamist extremists
Feb 04, 2013
French warplanes have pounded Islamist rebel camps in the far north of Mali, hours after the French president Francois Hollande visited the country. Read Article French bomb rebel camps in Mali desert
Feb 03, 2013
Malians give the French leader a hero's welcome as a show of gratitude for French soldiers who helped liberate the ancient city from Islamist militant control. Read Article Timbuktu erupts in song to welcome French president
