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BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's desert Tuaregs proclaimed independence for what they call the state of Azawad on Friday, a secession bid swiftly rejected by its African neighbors and foreign capitals...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's neighbors could soon lift economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on the West African country with the aim of forcing last month's coup leaders to quit power,...

PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - France warned on Wednesday the seizure of northern Mali by a Tuareg-led rebellion was playing into the hands of local al Qaeda units, urging neighbors including Algeria...

(Reuters) - When turban-swathed Tuareg rebels swept into Timbuktu on Sunday to plant the flag of their northern Mali homeland, they found very few tourists in the bars, hotels, museums,...

PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's military rulers on Wednesday postponed a national convention to end a crisis sparked by a coup, which has led to international isolation and allowed rebels to...

(Reuters) - When turban-swathed Tuareg rebels swept into Timbuktu on Sunday to plant the flag of their northern Mali homeland, they found very few tourists in the bars, hotels, museums,...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - West African leaders will decide on Monday whether to impose sanctions on Mali after leaders of a military coup said they would return power to civilians in...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - West African leaders will decide on Monday whether to impose sanctions on Mali after leaders of a military coup said they would return power to civilians in...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's junta leader promised to reinstate the constitution from Sunday, hours before a deadline set by West African neighbors to start handing over power, as northern rebels...