Lindsey Hilsum
Mali music falls silent as Islamist repression bites
This week northern Mali’s new rulers banned secular music as “satanic”. From now on, private radio stations in the north may only play the recitation of Koranic verses.
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Gaddafi, Mali and the Tuaregs: The law of unintended consequences
Lindsey Hilsum on the links between the conflict in Mali and the demise of Colonel Gaddafi in Libya.
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Mali refugees: A new African tragedy
An al-Qaeda takeover in northern Mali has sparked an exodus of half a million people. Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum meets some of them as they cross the border to Mauritania.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Mali: the great democracy that never was?
Mali used to be feted as a beacon of democracy in Africa. Now a junta is effectively in control in the south while al-Qaeda roams unfettered across the desert north, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
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Mali’s Islamist warlord declares war on the west
A militant Islamist leader whose forces have just conquered two-thirds of the West African state of Mali vows to launch holy war against the west.
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Somalia’s athletes brave war to train for the Olympics
Most athletes coming to the London Olympics are thinking of medals, writes Jamal Osman. But for Mohamed and Samsam, their greatest achievement was reaching here safely.
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HSBC ‘allowed’ money laundering
A “pervasively polluted” culture allowed HSBC to be used by clients in Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Syria, to launder dirty money around the world, says a US senate committee report.
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Terror suspect challenges Olympic Park ban
An Islamic terrorism suspect restricted from crossing through London’s Olympic Park is reportedly challenging the order after breaching the government-imposed ban five times.
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Double agent underwear bomber ‘is British national’
An undercover agent who foiled an al-Qaeda plot to blow up a airliner with an underwear bomb is a British national, according to US reports.
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'The world has become small since 9/11'
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum recalls a conversation with the man at the centre of Libyan rendition claims on how close the CIA and MI6 became with Libyan intelligence.
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Acquittal or death, Anders Breivik demands in court
The Norwegian, who’s accused of murdering 77 people last summer has been giving evidence at his trial again today, refusing to answer questions about his alleged ‘network’ of far right extremists.
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Mogadishu blast kills Somali sports officials
At least six people, including two of Somalia’s top sports officials, were killed when a female suicide bomber struck at Mogadishu’s national theatre.
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Taking Timbuktu – rebels exploit Mali crisis
There are calls for a return to democratic rule in Mali after two weeks of chaos in which the government was toppled by soldiers and key northern towns – including Timbuktu – captured by separatists.
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A very strange case – the British man arrested in Somalia
The latest arrest in Somalia of a British man alleged to be a member of al-Shabaab is an unusual case, writes reporter Jamal Osman.
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How Gaddafi's legacy beyond the grave led to coup in Mali
The demise of Colonel Gaddafi was a stone cast into a pool – a huge wave rather than a ripple has hit Libya’s neighbour, Mali.
