Residents say militant groups carry out harsh corporal punishment they say religion requires, while at same time doling out cash and other gifts
Residents say rebels know they will have to co-exist with people whether future brings negotiated solution or military intervention
Militant group met Monday with Burkina Faso president and regional mediator Blaise Compaoré
Officials from EU, US, Japan and other countries meet to mobilize aid for some 18 million people facing severe food shortages
They are protesting after soldiers came to offices of private media house and ordered it not to broadcast an interview with a Tuareg rebel leader
Tuareg separatists are seeking to distance themselves from Islamic extremist groups with whom they currently share power
As crop-ravaging insects approach, national experts handling crisis are hamstrung by unrest, lack of access and equipment
World is closer than ever to eradicating polio, but funding shortages are threatening progress
ECOWAS chief says rebel-controlled north becoming more dangerous and that is why they are not ruling out force to restore order
First such intervention in Africa vaccinated more than 100,000 people, though group stresses proper sanitation, clean water are key
National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, or MNLA, is pulling out of a short-lived alliance with Islamist militant group Ansar Dine
Issue discussed at summit on post-coup situations in Guinea-Bissau and Mali
ECOWAS expresses concern about failure of military juntas in both countries to comply with decisions to help restore civilian rule
Tuareg rebels and other armed groups accused of raping women and girls and using children as combatants
Coup leader Amadou Sanogo says junta was not consulted on decisions made at a recent ECOWAS meeting in Abidjan
They say beyond physical division of Mali, continued occupation threatens to permanently divide a people
Arts-based organization in Bamako raises donations for victims of northern violence by showcasing witness accounts
Interim Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra says country is ready to negotiate with Tuareg rebels in north
New challenge is some armed groups’ rejection of any foreign aid or aid coming in from outside Mali
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