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North African states meet on Qaeda terror threat
Mar 16, 2010 12:33 EDT
Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to Al-Qaeda following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region, officials said.
North African states meet on Qaeda terror threat
Mar 16, 2010 10:32 EDT
Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to Al-Qaeda following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region, officials said.
North African states meet on Qaeda terror threat
Mar 16, 2010 08:46 EDT
Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to Al-Qaeda following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region, officials said.
Al-Qaeda releases Spanish hostage in Mali
Mar 10, 2010 14:49 EST
A Spanish aid worker released by Islamist militants in Mali returned home on Wednesday after a four-month kidnap ordeal, saying she had been well treated by her captors in the desert.
Al-Qaeda releases Spanish hostage in Mali
Mar 10, 2010 13:01 EST
A Spanish aid worker released by Islamist militants in Mali flew home on Wednesday after a four-month kidnap ordeal, saying she had been well treated by her captors in the desert.
Al-Qaeda releases Spanish hostage in Mali
Mar 10, 2010 09:38 EST
A Spanish aid worker freed by Islamist militants in Mali was flying home Wednesday while an Italian woman was still in Al Qaeda's clutches after earlier reports of her release, sources said.
Spanish, Italian hostages in Mali 'free'
Mar 10, 2010 07:03 EST
A Spanish aid worker and an Italian woman held hostage by Islamist militants in Mali were freed Wednesday and were due to arrive in neighbouring Burkina Faso, a diplomatic source told AFP.
26 dead in Timbuktu mosque stampede
Feb 26, 2010 09:12 EST
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Twenty-six people were crushed to death in a stampede near a mosque in Mali's desert city of Timbuktu, a government spokesman said Friday.
French president visits freed hostage in Mali
Feb 25, 2010 05:47 EST
French President Sarkozy visits French ex-hostage in Mali, thanks country's president. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has met with a French aid worker in Mali who was released by al-Qaida's North Africa offshoot this week after nearly three months in captivity.
Mali negotiations turn to five remaining Al-Qaeda hostages
Feb 24, 2010 12:27 EST
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would make an unscheduled stop in Bamako later Wednesday to meet freed French hostage Pierre Camatte, who was released by Al-Qaeda militants in Mali.
French hostage freed in Mali
Feb 23, 2010 17:02 EST
French hostage freed after abduction in Mali by North Africa's al-Qaida offshoot. A French hostage held captive in Mali for three months by Al-Qaida's North Africa offshoot was freed Tuesday, following a contested court decision ordering a jail release for four suspected members of the militant group that abducted him.
Al-Qaeda frees Frenchman kidnapped in Mauritania: negotiator
Feb 23, 2010 15:18 EST
An Al-Qaeda offshoot in north Africa on Tuesday freed Frenchman Pierre Camatte after almost three months following the release of four foreign Islamic militants by Mali, a negotiator told AFP.
Algeria recalls Mali envoy after Islamists freed
Feb 23, 2010 13:13 EST
Algeria recalled its ambassador to Bamako on Tuesday in protest at Mali's release of four militants, whose release has been demanded by an Al-Qaeda group threatening to kill a French hostage.
Mali frees Islamists as Al-Qaeda kidnappers demanded
Feb 22, 2010 14:46 EST
Malian authorities have freed four prisoners whose release was demanded by an Al-Qaeda group threatening to kill a French hostage, prompting Mauritania to recall its ambassador in protest on Monday.
Algeria says al Qaeda guards Sahara drug smugglers
Feb 22, 2010 11:08 EST
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian security forces have clashed repeatedly with al Qaeda rebels providing armed security escorts for drug smugglers in the Sahara desert, a senior Algerian official said on Monday.
Mali frees Islamists, key demand of kidnappers
Feb 22, 2010 09:19 EST
Malian authorities have freed four Islamic prisoners whose release was a key demand of Al-Qaeda militants threatening to kill a French hostage, a Malian security source told AFP Monday.
Niger junta pledges new constitution
Feb 21, 2010 16:20 EST
The leaders of a coup that seized power in Niger promised Sunday a return to democracy and a new constitution, amid popular support for the overthrow of longtime strongman Mamadou Tandja.
Niger junta pledges new constitution
Feb 21, 2010 14:07 EST
The leaders of a coup that seized power in Niger promised on Sunday a return to democracy and a new constitution, amid popular support for the ouster of longtime strongman Mamadou Tandja.
Rallies back Niger coup as envoys seek polls pledge
Feb 21, 2010 09:55 EST
Thousands of people took part in fresh demonstrations Sunday in support of Niger's new military junta, state radio said, as UN and African envoys arrived for urgent talks with the coup leaders.
Envoys arrive in Niger where rallies back coup
Feb 21, 2010 08:08 EST
International envoys arrived Sunday in the west African nation of Niger where thousands of people staged rallies to support the military coup that ousted the country's strongarm leader.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Bamako | |
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| — Capital City and Cercle — | |
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  Bamako
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| Coordinates: 12°39′N 8°0′W / 12.65°N 8°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Bamako Capital District |
| Cercle | Bamako |
| Subdivisions | |
| Government | |
| - Type | Capitol District |
| - Marie du District | Adama Sangaré[4] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 97.3 sq mi (252 km2) |
| Elevation [5] | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Population (1 April 2009)(Census, provisional) | |
| - Total | 1,809,106 |
| Time zone | Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-0) |
