List of Mali articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China Eyes Ending Western Grip on Top U.N. Jobs With Greater Control Over Blue Helmets
As China steps up its commitment to U.N. peacekeeping, Beijing is said to be eyeing a leadership role — with potentially troubling human rights implications.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ICC to War Criminals: Destroying Shrines Is Worse Than Rape
The international tribunal is about to convict a Malian jihadi for destruction of cultural heritage. It’s staying silent about his alleged responsibility for horrific sexual violence.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Exchange: Are Journalists Checking their Privilege When Covering Refugees?
Tobias Zielony and Anna Badkhen on the displaced, the Global South, and what Africans misunderstand about their peers who’ve made it to Germany.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Making a War Zone Camera-Ready
2015 Global Thinkers Matthew Heineman and Johanna Schwartz discuss the challenges of making a film—and earning a subject’s trust—amidst guns, violence, and suspicion.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Drone War Goes Awry in Africa
Al Qaeda's attack on Burkina Faso proves that "decapitating" a terror group doesn't always change it for the better.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Don’t Call It a Jihadist Insurgency — Yet
The U.N. mission in Mali is mistaking aggrieved cattle-herders and bandits on motorbikes for an Islamist menace. Here’s why it matters that they get it right.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hostages Freed in Malian Hotel Siege, at Least 27 Dead
NAIROBI — Gunmen driving car with diplomatic plates storm luxury hotel in Bamako and take 170 hostage.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Our Guitars Are Our Kalashnikovs’: The Musicians Who Helped Save Mali
A new documentary follows a group of musicians who continue to sing and play their instruments in Mali after jihadis implemented sharia law and banned music.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mali’s Voice of Reason
Broadcasting from this war-torn country’s capital, a remarkable radio station is bringing implacable enemies together for dialogue.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Iranian-Saudi Proxy Wars Come to Mali
In schools, mosques, and cultural centers, Shiites and Sunnis are battling for African hearts and minds.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is AQIM Parroting the Islamic State in Its Latest Hostage Video?
The new video features a Swedish and a South African hostage.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will the U.S. Go After Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s Network?
The reported killing of the al Qaeda mastermind in Libya has officials in Washington wondering how far to take the fight against America's enemies in North Africa.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Where the Insurgent Groups of the World Get Their Weapons
The United States continues to dominate the global market for small arms.
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