French intervention in Mali: what happens next?
Francois Hollande has said the French will stay in Mali “as long as it takes”, but hasn’t made clear what “it” is, and they may be in Mali longer than they would like.
Francois Hollande has said the French will stay in Mali “as long as it takes”, but hasn’t made clear what “it” is, and they may be in Mali longer than they would like.
The decision by France to intervene in Mali puts the lives of French hostages in grave danger, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
The French have made an intervention in Mali, despite threats to nationals held hostage, as other Europeans and Americans continue to debate what action to take.
Mitt Romney mentioned it three times in last night’s presidential debate on foreign policy, and Hillary Clinton has floated the idea that terrorists based in northern Mali were involved in killing the US ambassador to Libya last month.
As African and European leaders meet to discuss how to cope with the escalating dominance of terrorist groups in Northern Mali – is military intervention the best course of action?
Sixteen preachers have been shot dead in Mali as they were stopped at a security checkpoint. One Islamist leader says he regards it as a declaration of war. But who was behind the killings?
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.
Lindsey Hilsum on the links between the conflict in Mali and the demise of Colonel Gaddafi in Libya.
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.
A journey to the airport becomes a ten and a half hour trek through the desert. Only one plane is missed.
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.