ECOWAS
THE INTERVIEW
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Marc Perelman meets Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, to discuss the crisis in Mali and ECOWAS’ plans for military intervention. She still…
MALI
African leaders agree on troop deployment to Mali
African leaders have agreed to send 3,300 troops to Mali to regain control of the country's north from al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants, the Economic Community of West African…
THE INTERVIEW
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian President
Liberia's President and Nobel Peace Price Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf tells Marc Perelman why Barack Obama's re-election is so important, why she believes war should and can…
MALI - ALGERIA
Mali extremists head to Burkina, Algeria for talks
Representatives from Mali's Islamist rebels Ansar Dine headed to Bukina Faso and Algeria on Friday for crucial talks aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in the…
MALI - ALGERIA
Clinton woos a reluctant Algeria on Mali intervention
In a bid to win Algerian support for a planned military intervention in northern Mali, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in…
MALI
Mali agrees to ECOWAS military deployment plan
Malian defence minister Yamoussa Camara said on Sunday that his country was ready to welcome ECOWAS troops after reaching an agreement with the West African regional bloc over a…
MALI
Al Qaeda threatens to kill French hostages
In a statement released this week purportedly by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the group threatens to kill its French hostages if France joins a future military…
MALI
Mali requests military assistance to free north
Mali's interim leader Dioncounda Traore has formally requested the intervention of West African ECOWAS forces to help free the north of the country from Islamist rebels, France's…
MALI
African leaders seeking Mali intervention 'within weeks'
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (pictured) said Sunday that West African leaders are preparing a new request for military intervention in Mali to the UN Security Council.…
MALI
Mali PM to seek alliance to win back rebel north
Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra's office said Friday that upcoming talks in Paris would seek to establish a unity government and a regional political alliance geared…
MALI
ECOWAS calls for UN-backed intervention to reclaim north
The West African consortium ECOWAS has called on Mali to request a UN-backed intervention to try to win back the country's north, which has been taken over by forces loyal to Al…
MALI
UN calls for sanctions against al Qaeda-linked Mali rebels
The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Thursday calling for sanctions against rebels linked to al Qaeda in northern Mali, but did not give a mandate to a…