Spain begins anti-migration ads

Many of them never make it. They risk their lives trying to find a better life."The Spanish government has begun airing emotional television adverts across West Africa as part of its attempts to combat illegal...

Abdul Gayoom leads Meldives` presidential election

Mali (ANTARA News) - The political party of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of the Maldives, has taken an early lead in a poll to decide which democratic model to adopt, results showed. The Indian Ocean...

Scam victim lucky to be alive

"Mr Gregor travelled to Mali last month to meet his supposed bride and collect a dowry of $100,000 in gold.But on his arrival on July 27 he was kidnapped by a gang, beaten, stripped, had his cash and credit cards...

Australian taken hostage in Mali in online bride scam

The Australian Federal Police foiled an internet bride scam kidnap in Bamako, Mali, West Africa which probably saved the mans life. "A south Australian sheep farmer has warned of the perils of falling in love over the internet, after an online bride scam almost cost him his...

Power in Numbers: African Union Summit in Ghana

A vast continent rich in natural and intellectual resources, Africa is still an outsider on the world political stage, seen more as a tool and a market than as a viable player. The AU summit, underway in the...

Bronx fire victims buried in Mali

A few weeks ago, NowPublic reported on a tragic fire in New York borough the Bronx in which nine people were killed. Today, the father and husband of some of the victims buried his family in Mali. He plans to return to the United States in a few months and hopes to bring...

NY Cab Driver's Asylum Case Reopened

 Illegal immigrant Mamadou Soumare will travel to Mali to bury his family and then be able to return to the United States , courtesy of a humane decision on the part of U.S. immigration officials. A taxi driver in New York and technically an illegal alien, Soumare's visa...

The World Bank Seeks Economic Progress?

"Geoffrey Kamali writes about the most recent opinion of the World Bank, as it pertains to business in Africa: "Is Sub-Saharan Africa now a more attractive destination for investment than yester-years? The World Bank appears to give an optimistic overview in a new...

Rideau Hall Blog

"It's a new blog, on a new web page from the GG. All about her groundbreaking Africa trip. And her courtiers tell their stories of attending the Great Lady."

Our Jean

"Michaelle Jean only 2nd foreigner after Mandela to address Mali's parliament"

African Musician Ali Farka Toure Dies

"Two-time Grammy Award winner Ali Farka Toure, one of Africa's most famous performers, died Tuesday in his native Mali after a long illness. He was in his late 60s. Mali's Culture Ministry said Toure died at his home in the capital, Bamako, after a long struggle with an...
 

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