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Former resident accepts Peace Corps position Bellefontaine native Susan M. Beck has accepted a nine-month position as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer to The School for the Deaf in Bamako, Mali, West Africa.
Bellefontaine Examiner | Aug 28, 2010 2:06 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Bellefontaine, Ohio

Drought strikes Mali nomads hard TALATAYE, Mali, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Nomadic tribes in the desert regions of northern Mali are facing one of the worst droughts in 20 years, authorities in that African nation say. Mali - Africa - Drought - Nomad - Mauritania
United Press International | Aug 28, 2010 12:25 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Lobi Traore: Guitarist who fused blues and rock with his native Malian music A songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Lobi Traoré was best known for his distinctive, almost psychedelic guitar style. His music was a gritty but never overwrought fusion of rock and blues with his own Bambara folklore roots and earned him a strong cult following at home in Mali. He c ... more »
The Independent | Aug 26, 2010 11:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Military: Attacker tries to drive truck with explosives into Mauritanian army barracks NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — A suicide bomber attempted to drive a truck loaded with explosives into an army barracks but was shot and killed when he refused to stop the car before dawn on Wednesday, an army official said. NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — A suicide bomber attempted to dr ... more »
ABC 26 | Aug 25, 2010 11:55 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from New Orleans, Louisiana

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BBC News | Aug 24, 2010 09:54 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Al-Qaida frees 2 Spaniards for huge ransom OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped almost nine months ago by an al-Qaida affiliate were freed Monday in Mali after a multi-million dollar ransom was reportedly paid — a sign of the terrorist group's growing sophistication in bankrolling operations throu ... more »
New Haven Register | Aug 24, 2010 05:54 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from New Haven, Connecticut

Al Qaeda offshoot in western Africa released Spaniards Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped almost nine months ago by an al Qaeda affiliate were freed Monday in Mali after a multimillion-dollar ransom was reportedly paid a sign of the terrorist group's growing sophistication in bankrolling operations through kidnappings, experts said Monday.
Statesman.com | Aug 24, 2010 02:40 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Austin, Texas

Al-Qaida Group Frees 2 Spanish Hostages Release reportedly was linked to Mauritania extraditing an Islamist militant to Mali last week
Voice of America | Aug 23, 2010 7:07 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Al-Qaida group frees 2 Spanish in Mali Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped almost nine months ago by an al-Qaida affiliate have been set free, Spain's prime minister said Monday, ending a hostage drama that involved several nations.
KTNV.com | Aug 23, 2010 4:47 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Las Vegas, Nevada

Canada and Mali Sign Agreement to Advance Canada's G-8 Muskoka Initiative Commitment to Save the Lives of Mothers, Newborns and Children Under Five The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Canada's Minister of International Cooperation, and Mali's Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Communities, Général Kafougouna Koné, today signed a Letter of Intent confirming a renewed Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Pa ... more »
Government of Canada News | Aug 23, 2010 3:36 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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