Reuters: Mali News

RPT-Over 20 mln people need food aid in east Africa-UN

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:38:59 +0000

* War compounds food emergencies in Somalia, Sudan, Congo

Three Randgold workers die in Mali rock fall

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:20:28 +0000

DAKAR, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Randgold Resources said three workers were killed in an accident at its Loulo mine in Mali on Monday.

French prison drama wins London festival award

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:30:02 +0000

LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - French prison drama "A Prophet" won the inaugural best picture award at the London film festival on Wednesday, going one better than in Cannes where it was runner-up to Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon".

Niger sets amnesty for rebel Tuareg fighters

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:13:50 +0000

NIAMEY, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Niger has decreed an amnesty for rebel Tuareg fighters who laid down their arms this month, the desert state said late on Friday in the latest step aimed at achieving peace in its uranium-rich north.

U.S. boosts military support to Mali

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:08:42 +0000

BAMAKO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The United States is boosting military assistance to Mali, its ambassador said on Tuesday, to help the West African country fight armed militants including al Qaeda which are active in its northern desert.

Update 2-Madagascar weekend power sharing talks cancelled

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:54:13 +0000

ANTANANARIVO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Talks between Madagascar's leaders on final details of a power-sharing deal, which were to have been held in Geneva this weekend, have been cancelled, the United Nations said on Friday.

RPT-Poor states seek cotton safety net due to slump

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:30:19 +0000

* Poor states say also want faster elimination of subsidies

FACTBOX-Child diarrhoea deaths around the world

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:30:04 +0000

Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United Nations children's fund UNICEF and the World Health Organisation published a report on Wednesday saying that diarrhoea kills some 1.5 million children each year around the world.

UPDATE 1-Head of Tuareg faction rejects rebel peace plan

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:19:48 +0000

NIAMEY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A key Tuareg rebel leader in Niger said on Saturday said his group would reject a peace deal brokered by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi between the fighters and the governments of Niger and Mali.

Tuareg faction says rejects rebel peace plan

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:56:04 +0000

NIAMEY Oct 10 (Reuters) - A Tuareg group headed by a key Niger rebel leader said on Saturday it would reject a peace deal brokered by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi between the fighters and the governments of Niger and Mali.