MALI: New family law faces opposition from Muslim organisations
Anew family law code waiting to be adopted by Parliament is facingopposition from some Islamic groups who claim it goes against Islamicprinciples,...
MALI: Combating malaria misdiagnosis
Healthexperts say the majority of malaria cases in Mali are misdiagnosed,which causes resistance to malaria drugs and leaves other...
MALI: Fears over privatising cotton
Afteryears of delays the Mali national cotton company, Malian Company forTextile Development (CMDT), is on the verge of privatisation with bidsfor...
MALI: Still a long way to go to meet adult literacy targets
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...