Mali conference declared a success
Source: United Press International
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-21 09:52:50 -0700 | political-news
Last week's donor conference for Malian reconstruction exceeded expectations set by leading delegates, Malian and European leaders said Tuesday. President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said donors last week managed to raise at least $4 billion in assistance to...
East Africa: Long-Term Mass Drug Treatment Can Eliminate River Blindness - Study
Source: Africa Headlines
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-21 08:47:36 -0700 | health-news
New research provides the first evidence in East Africa that long-term community-based drug treatment alone can interrupt transmission of onchocerciasis, a parasitic disease commonly known as river blindness. The study finds that after eight years (beginning in 1998) of treating...
France in talks with US, Israel to buy drones
Source: Jerusalem Post
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-19 06:02:46 -0700 | political-news
Paris looks to modernize fleet, seeks to purchase drones from Washington, J'lem "straight away," says French defense minister. France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister...
In Mali, Indian-owned mine caught in land dispute
Source: The Hindu
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-18 13:44:25 -0700 | business-news
Syed Masoom Ali stood in a clearing on the outskirts of Bamako, the capital of Mali, gestured towards the low-slung hills around him, and thought of home. It is a good deposit, the ore is close to the surface, he...
France to buy drones for Mali - report
Source: News 24
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-18 09:14:16 -0700 | sports-news
France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the United States air force to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, the Air et Cosmos specialist magazine reported on Friday. It said on its online edition that an agreement...
U.N. chief appoints former Dutch minister to head Mali mission
Source: Reuters
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-17 22:54:40 -0700 | travel-news
Topics Helmets belonging to soldiers of the Nigerian army are seen as part of preparations for deployment to Mali, at the Nigerian Army peacekeeping centre in Jaji, near Kaduna January 17, 2013...Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former Dutch development...
France's First Lady Valerie Trierweiler described as 'nasty and aggressive' by mother of Hollande's ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-17 08:31:06 -0700 | political-news
17 May 2013 The intense hatred between the two main women in the life of Francois Hollande has boiled over in yet another bitter exchange, with one calling the other 'nasty and aggressive'. Segolene Royal, the mother of the French...
Minds traumatized by disaster heal themselves
Source: Japan Times
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-17 08:22:15 -0700 | travel-news
One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded hit on Boxing Day 2004. The resulting tsunami devastated huge swaths of the Indian Ocean coastline and left an estimated quarter of a million people dead across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand....
Double whammy for Pune mountaineers
Source: Zee News
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-17 07:39:05 -0700 | sports-news
A team of mountaineers from Pune conquered the world`s tallest peak Mt...Lhotse, the world`s fourth highest, early Friday, an official said. This is billed as the first Indian civilian expedition to scale two peaks above 8,000 metres simultaneously, said Niranjan...
Rebuilding of Mali Is Daunting Task, Despite Aid
Source: Newyork Times
Kidal :: Mali | updated 2013-05-16 18:46:31 -0700 | travel-news
Senegal The outpouring of support may be more a sign of nervousness than altruism. Multimedia At an international conference in Brussels this week, donors pledged $4.2 billion for Mali on a range of fronts, including roads, energy and business development,...
Son of 'disappeared' Arab in Mali also arrested
Source: Fox News
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-16 15:44:17 -0700 | political-news
Mohamed Ould Ali, an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has been arrested in Mali's capital. He had been attempting to sue the Malian military for his father's recent disappearance...He is the son of Ali Ould Kalbali,...
In France, a Beleaguered President Defends His Tenure
Source: Newyork Times
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-16 13:19:58 -0700 | political-news
Faced with a deepening economic malaise and mounting public dissatisfaction with his leadership, President Francois Hollande of France said on Thursday that he would go on the offensive, promising new measures to reduce unemployment and harmonize economic policies among the...
Mali conference shows terror losing, EU says
Source: United Press International
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-16 16:56:03 -0700 | travel-news
Threats against national security in Mali from foreign rebel and al-Qaida groups are moot in light of international support, an EU leader said. The European and French governments were co-hosts for a donors' conference this week for Mali.
Africa: Landmark Reached in Fight Against Tetanus, As Over Half of 59 Priority Countries Declare ...
Source: All Africa
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-16 01:47:24 -0700 | health-news
New York Tetanus, one of the most deadly diseases a mother and her newborn can face, has been eliminated in over half of 59 priority countries, the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Initiative partners announced today. Tetanus kills one newborn...
Mali donor conference raises 3.25 bn euros
Source: Daily Nation
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-16 05:25:03 -0700 | travel-news
International donors pledged a much more than expected 3.2 billion euros in aid Wednesday to help Mali avoid the mistakes which allowed Islamist rebels to seize vast swathes of the troubled country. The meeting, co-hosted by the European Union and...
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