Reports

Nancy Palus | Bamako In Mali's capital, Bamako, people from the north say they cannot stand by and watch their homeland be confiscated by Islamists and Tuareg rebels. But for now there are not many concrete…

Au Sahel (Tchad, Niger, Mali), la campagne agricole 2011-2012 a été caractérisée par une insuffisante et une inégale répartition des pluies dans le temps et l’espace, occasionnant un déficit de la production agro-sylvo-pastorale. En conséquence, la…

SC/10600 Security Council 6745th Meeting (PM) Strongly condemning assaults by rebels in northern Mali and the seizure of power in the capital by elements of the armed forces, the Security Council called today for the immediate restoration of constitutional…

EU development chief warns instability could spread Millions close to starvation across Sahel region Bloc will increase Myanmar aid if sanctions lifted EU members should not cut aid, Piebalgs says By Charlie Dunmore BRUSSELS, April 4 (Reuters) - Mali's military coup…

Immediate Needs for Women and Children Affected by the Mali Crisis CRITICAL ISSUES FOR CHILDREN Since the end of January 2012, the security situation in the north of Mali has deteriorated as a result of the conflict between…

Residents of Timbuktu have been speaking of the hardships they have faced during recent weeks and encroaching rebel army attacks. Tearfund partner TNT, which has been providing food aid to the community, has been hearing testimonies from…

• Drought has returned to the Sahel region of West Africa following an erratic and late 2011 rainy season, bringing hunger to millions in the region for the third time in the past decade. In an…

Ceci est un résumé des déclarations du porte-parole du HCR Melissa Fleming – à qui toute citation peut être attribuée – lors de la conférence de presse du 3 avril 2012 au Palais des Nations à…

BAMAKO/DAKAR, 3 April 2012 (IRIN) - Malians in the northern towns of Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu are hiding in their homes in fear following the weekend takeover by rebel groups, during which hospitals, health clinics, government…

Tuareg rebels in northern Mali are closer than ever to the autonomy they have sought since the 1960s. The international community has watched with distress as Tuareg rebels, and a splinter group of Islamist extremists, have seized…