Tag Archives: Mali

Mali added to countries for special Ebola screening in the US

Posted on November 16, 2014 by DRenegade

The US authorities have added Mali to the countries whose passengers will face additional screening. Enhanced measures will come into force today, the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security said in a joint statement. Mali … Continue reading →

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Ebola crisis: Mali confirms first infection case

Posted on October 23, 2014 by DRenegade

The Mali government has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the country. It said a two-year-old girl had tested positive for the haemorrhagic virus. She recently returned from the neighbouring Guinea. More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola … Continue reading →

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A List of Extreme Events in the Past Two Months

Posted on March 13, 2013 by DRenegade

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U. S. Boosts War Role in Africa

Posted on March 4, 2013 by DRenegade

The U.S. is markedly widening its role in the stepped up French-led military campaign against extremists in Mali, providing sensitive intelligence that pinpoints militant targets for attack, U.S. and allied officials disclosed. U.S. Reaper drones have provided intelligence and targeting … Continue reading →

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Chad says soldiers in Mali kill al Qaeda’s Belmokhtar

Posted on March 2, 2013 by DRenegade

Chadian soldiers in Mali have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the al Qaeda mastermind of a bloody hostage-taking at an Algerian gas plant in January, Chad’s military said on Saturday. The death of one of the world’s most wanted jihadists would be … Continue reading →

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UNESCO grants peace prize to Hollande amid French-led Mali war

Posted on February 22, 2013 by DRenegade

The UN cultural agency, UNESCO, has granted a peace prize to the French president for his “valuable contribution to peace and stability in Africa,” amid the ongoing French-led war in the African country of Mali. … This comes after France … Continue reading →

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US Taxpayers Pick Up Tab For US Military Missions In Mali “Assisting” The French

Posted on January 22, 2013 by DRenegade

As reported previously, not only are there currently US boots on the ground in the latest geopolitical “anti Al-Qaeda” snafu in Mali, but it turns out a US presence had been secretly in place for many months prior to the … Continue reading →

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US Drones, Boots Arrive In Mali

Posted on January 17, 2013 by DRenegade

Absolutely “nobody” could have possibly anticipated that the week old French incursion into Mali could already have such disastrous consequences: a botched hostage rescue attempt by French commandos while leaving behind one of their team, a downed pilot on the first day … Continue reading →

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France in Mali fights the unfinished Libyan War

Posted on January 16, 2013 by DRenegade

On January 11, a few hundred French troops and a handful of fighter jets and gunships launched a campaign against Islamist terrorists in Mali, a West African desert vastness larger than Texas and California combined. This former French colony appealed … Continue reading →

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The War in Mali – Another Diversion?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by DRenegade

We will know more on the infringement of the 2nd amendment this week but what about the undeclared wars in Africa? The war in Mali is starting to receive some attention and France is taking their “kinetic action” to the … Continue reading →

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France bombs Mali rebels, African states ready troops

Posted on January 12, 2013 by DRenegade

French aircraft pounded Islamist rebels in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighboring West African states sped up their plans to deploy troops in an international campaign to prevent groups linked to al Qaeda expanding their power base. … Continue reading →

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