OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Mali signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels on Tuesday, paving the way for government troops to return to the northern, rebel-held town of Kidal before a presidential election next month.Full story
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim president told international mediators on Wednesday he wanted changes to a proposed ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, meaning talks will have to resume on Thursday in neighboring Burkina Faso. Full story
BAMAKO (Reuters) - A court in Mali threw out a case against a newspaper editor who was arrested after publishing an article criticizing the leader of last year's military coup. Full story
Bert Koenders , United Nations special envoy for Mali, is greeted by Mali's foreign affairs General Secretary Sekouba Cisse upon his arrival at Bamako airport, June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Francois Rihouay
German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere is welcomed by government officials from northern Mali, in Bamako March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Oliver Lang/Pool
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague shakes hands with Mali's Foreign Minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly upon his arrival at the airport of Bamako, March 4, 2013. REUTERS/Adama Diarra (MALI - Tags: POLITICS)
France's Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud speaks on a mobile phone at the presidential palace in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013.REUTERS/Joe Penney
