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In tonight's edition: Mali's separatist Tuareg rebels declare the country's junta will fall, a day after its military leader said the situation was under control. Also, DR Congo is set to put boots on ...

Mali's ruling junta "will fall", a spokesman for the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) said Wednesday, after Islamist insurgents and Tuareg separatists launched large-scale attacks destabilising the west ...

Mali’s Tuareg rebels, involved in a continuing uprising, including the assassination of the country’s defence minister, have said they want to drive the military government’s Russian backers out of ...

Two days of fierce fighting between the army and jihadists allied with the Tuaregs have raised questions about the future of the military junta running the west African country, which has seen more ...

Jihadists and Tuareg separatists in Mali have taken control of the key northern town of Kidal after coordinated attacks on strategic junta positions across the country, an ally of the local governor ...

Though I reserve the right to take all this back in the graphene-slim chance that I am ever nominated for anything, I am sceptical about awards. One of my favourite things about writing for The ...

Tinariwen’s new album album cover for their latest release ‘Hoggar”. The African rock band recently released another album, proving that the era of rock music is still going strong. Photo courtesy of ...