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Mali’s North left unstable after coup

By dog | Published: July 4, 2012

Mali’s Foreign Minister says the government will do all it can to recapture the land it lost after the March coup. After the northern territory was captured by Tuareg separatists following a March 22 coup, al Qaeda linked groups managed to expell the rebels from their self-declared rule, suspending Tuareg plans for statehood. With large [...]

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Insecurity in Mali worsens food crisis

By dog | Published: June 20, 2012

The turmoil in Northern Mali’s Timbuktu region is making it difficult to manage a severe food shortage. Al Qaeda-affiliated fighters have declared an independent Islamic State in the area. Many residents have moved to refugee camps leaving the poorest to fend for themselves. May Welsh reports from the city of Timbuktu.

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Monmouth, Wales world’s first Wikipedia town, covered in QR codes

By dog | Published: May 21, 2012

SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com Wikipedia branched out into the real world with a project titled “Monmouthpedia” that went live in Monmouth, Wales on Saturday after six months of planning. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter @nmatv: twitter.com Tumblr: nmatv.tumblr.com Monmouth is now a “Wikipedia town,” which means it’s riddled with QR codes that bring [...]

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Mali conflict sparks flight to safety

By dog | Published: February 24, 2012

More than 100000 people have been forced from their homes as fighting between Mali government forces and Tuareg rebels rages on. In what has been described as the worst crisis in Mali for 20 years, about a quarter of the country’s refugee population have fled to neighbouring Niger. Most are in a refugee camp less [...]

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Niger facing famine disaster

By dog | Published: February 22, 2012

In Niger alone, more than five million people are at risk of famine or severe food shortages.

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Millions at risk in African drought

By dog | Published: February 20, 2012

United Nations warns of food crisis, with 10 million in need of assistance.

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Thousands continue to flee Mali violence

By dog | Published: February 6, 2012

Aid groups say that more than fifteen thousand people have fled Mali as fighting escalates in the West African country.

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Al Jazeera’s May Welsh on return of Tuareg fighters

By dog | Published: January 20, 2012

Al Jazeera’s May Welsh reports from Niger on fears in Mali that nomadic fighters, once employed by the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, have returned home to renew independence fight.

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Crackdown reins in Bahrain activists

By dog | Published: May 6, 2011

The once massive pro-democracy protests in Bahrain has been reduced to small clashes between youth and police in predominantly Shia areas. Security forces have allegedly launched a brutal crackdown on protesters with beatings and sweeping arrests. Nearly 1000 demonstrators have been imprisoned, among them doctors, artists and lawyers. The UN High Commissioner for Human rights [...]

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