Jan 18, 2013
France's decision to bomb Islamist rebels in northern Mali and commit troops to ground combat has provoked the first signs of doubt about the wisdom of intervention in its former African colony. Read Article Influential French express doubts on Mali intervention
Jan 17, 2013
World governments hold emergency meetings to respond to one of the biggest international hostage crises in decades, raising the stakes of France's campaign in Mali. Read Article Al Qaeda threatens to blow up Algerian gas plant if stormed
Jan 17, 2013
Islamist militants from northern Mali have taken 41 hostages – reportedly including American, French, British, Japanese, Norwegian and Irish citizens – in an attack on a gas installation in Algeria. Alice Fordham reports from Bamako Read Article Al Qaeda Mali militants launch raid on Algeria seizing expat hostages
Jan 16, 2013
Al Qaeda militants from Mali launched attacked a gas field run by British oil giant BP in southern Algeria today, killing one person and kidnapping one French and four Japanese staff. Read Article Al Qaeda attacks BP plant, takes hostages as revenge for Mali
Jan 16, 2013
Take our poll: Fears of a long fight ahead as ill-equipped Mali government is blamed for ignoring threat posed by extremists. Alice Fordham reports from Bamako
Read Article French vow to stay in Mali until it is safe
Jan 15, 2013
Francois Hollande, the French president, while touring his country's Peace Camp base in Abu Dhabi, said that there are 750 French troops in Mali. Read Article France seeks help with Mali from GCC, says strikes 'achieve goal'
Jan 15, 2013
Islamist insurgents in Mali threaten to launch terrorist attacks in France and warn that French military intervention has 'opened the gates of hell'. Alice Fordham reports from the capital Bamako. Read Article Terror warning as Mali's extremists threaten France
Jan 15, 2013
France says military intervention in Mali is likely to last only weeks, as Mali rebel leaders threaten to 'strike at the heart' of France by attacking its territories and interests. Colin Randall reports Read Article France says Mali victory 'will be swift'
Jan 14, 2013
French military forces widen bombing campaign against Al Qaeda-linked extremists occupying northern Mali, launching airstrikes for the first time in central Mali to combat a new threat as the four-day-old offensive grows. Read Article French expand bombing campaign, enter central Mali
Jan 14, 2013
Following French intervention, Mali's neighbours voice concerns that the escalation in hostilities will spill over and compromise security in their own countries. Read Article North African leaders worry over war in Mali
