In 2000 the Maliangovernment signed up to UN Education for All goals to help 50 percent moreadults become literate by 2015, but eight years on still...

MALI: Children scrape by on scrap

Seyba Traoré, aged 11, and his brother Moumini, 9, set out each morning with big bags slung over their shoulders to sort through the capital’s many...

MALI: Some aid suspend in Kidal amid violence

With fighting on 2 April between Tuareg rebels and government soldiers 20 km south of Kidal on the road to Gao, some aid agencies are suspending...

Mali: Four soldiers evacuated following ICRC visit

On 26 and 27 March the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited 35 Malian soldiers and two police officers being held by Ibrahim Ag...

MALI: Violence leaves people divided over next steps

Kidal regionCitizens are divided on what should be the next steps following the latest round of violence between Tuareg rebels and Malian army...

MALI: Cooking with poison

Cut-price cooking oil used in most Malian households has been found to contain gossypol, a toxic substance that is known to cause sterility, cancer...

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