Al-Qaeda sets new deadlines in Mali hostage crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The north African branch of Al-Qaeda has set new deadlines for France and Italy to win the release of two hostages held in Mali, a monitoring service of Islamist websites said Friday.

Al-Qaeda sets new deadlines in Mali hostage crisis (Malaysian Mirror)

WASHINGTON -The north African branch of Al-Qaeda has set new deadlines for France and Italy to win the release of two hostages held in Mali, a monitoring service of Islamist websites said Friday. Read more...

Martina Egi Ventures into the Sahara in "Barefoot to Timbuktu" (indieWIRE)

Martina Egi's debut documentary "Barefoot to Timbuktu" tells the story of Ernst Aebi, a Swiss-American artist, who in the 1980s set out on a journey in the Sahara where he stumbled upon Araouane, a historical settlement in the desert, where he settled and strove to improve living conditions for the people there before being forced to leave when war broke out in Mali in the early 90s. The film ...

Mali: Mobile cinema changes attitudes in Mali (Unicef)

BOUGOUNISSABA, Mali, 5 February 2010 – When the Cinéma Numérique Ambulant came to Djènèba Doumbia's village, the young women had no idea how it would change her life.

No war crimes trial for Darfur rebel chief (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The International Criminal Court said Monday it will not charge Darfur rebel chief Bahar Idriss Abu Garda over the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in 2007.

Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb issues ultimatum over hostages (Hindustan Times)

In a fresh ultimatum demanding release of four terrorists imprisoned in Mali by March 1, north African wing of the Al Qaeda has offered to free two of the six European hostages in exchange.

Mali arrests suspect in Saudi, US killings (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Security forces in Mali have arrested a suspect in the killing of four Saudi tourists and an American in neighbouring Niger, a security source told AFP on Thurday.

Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb issues ultimatum over hostages (MalaysiaNews.net)

Cairo, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) In a fresh ultimatum demanding release of four terrorists imprisoned in Mali by March 1, north African wing of the Al Qaeda has offered to free two of the six European hostages in exchange.

Malaria vaccine protects kids in Mali (thewest.com.au)

A malaria vaccine tested by US and African researchers in Mali has produced a robust immune response in young children, a report shows.

Vaccine gives kids in Mali 'strong malaria protection' (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A malaria vaccine tested by US and African researchers in Mali produced a robust immune response in young children, the group most vulnerable to the mosquito-borne disease, a report released Thursday showed.