Feb 8, 2013

Malian troops fight mutinous paratroopers

A soldier patrols near a burning road block outside the paratrooper camp, home of the former president's Red Beret presidential guard, in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. ©AP

Clash threatens to undermine French-led military operation

Feb 8, 2013

Unesco to rebuild wrecked Timbuktu tombs

Reconstruction of mausoleums expected to cost $4m-$5m

Feb 8, 2013

Health workers gunned down in Nigeria

No claim of responsibility for attacks on polio vaccine centres

From MARKETS Feb 7, 2013

Global inflows to Africa at two-year peak

Investors seek exposure to the region’s growth story

From MARKETS Feb 7, 2013

Investors start a new scramble for Africa

Frontier markets outperform mainstream counterparts this year

Global Insight Feb 7, 2013

African ‘barons’ seek firmer foundations

Time will tell whether new philanthropic groups are reliable

From COMPANIES Feb 7, 2013

Cutifani pans threat of SA mining review

Incoming Anglo chief calls move ‘out of order’

Goodluck Jonathan, president of Nigeria, speaks to fellow attendees during a break in sessions on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 43rd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the five day event runs from Jan. 23-27 ©Bloomberg Feb 7, 2013

Nigerian opposition parties merge

Pressure mounts on president to rally support within ruling party

French armoured vehicles are seen heading towards the Niger border before making a left turn north in Gao, northern Mali, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. Troops from France and Chad moved into Kidal in an effort to secure the strategic north Malian city, a French official said Tuesday, as the international force put further pressure on the Islamic extremists to push them out of their last major bastion of control in the north. ©AP Feb 6, 2013

France sets March date to leave Mali

French and Chadian forces secure city of Kidal

Chokri Belaid, leader of the Democratic Patriots party, was shot dead outside his Tunis home ©AFP From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Feb 6, 2013

Tunisian opposition leader assassinated

Killing of Chokri Belaid marks new level of political disorder

Editorial from COMMENT Feb 5, 2013

Africa’s Tora Bora

The toughest part of reuniting Mali is starting only now

Feb 5, 2013

Mali seeks new leader to combat old guard

Ruling elite blamed for leadership crisis and northern insurgency

Feb 4, 2013

Kenya flower farmers braced for poll threat

Spectre of election violence hangs over big export market

Feb 4, 2013

France strikes rebel camps in Mali’s north

Paris preparing to hand over Timbuktu to government forces

From EUROPE Feb 3, 2013

Nato chief warns on Europe’s gaps in Mali

Fogh Rasmussen calls for end to defence cuts

From UK Feb 3, 2013

Blair backs intervention in Mali

Ex-PM compares fight against al-Qaeda to struggle with communism

Feb 2, 2013

Hollande pledges continued support for Mali

French president warns war against Islamists is not over

From UK Feb 1, 2013

Leaders urged to press for end to poverty

Cameron chairs UN panel in Liberia where he calls for an end to extreme poverty

Feb 1, 2013

French president to visit Mali

Hollande will meet interim president in Bamako on way to Timbuktu

Jan 31, 2013

African jihadists driven across borders

Fears grow that jihad will spread

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