Tuareg rebels from the Movement for the National Liberation of Azawaad (MNLA) are using child soldiers to fight in Mali
NIAMEY,William Lloyd-George (IPS) – It was tough for Hassan Toure to decide to stay in his small town on the outskirts of Kidal, in northern Mali. The government troops had withdrawn on Mar. 30, and several armed groups, including militias and bandits, were operating in the region. ”I wanted to leave for my children’s sake,” says Toure, [...]
Malians Face Cocaine Charges in The United States
Three men have been charged with plotting to transport tons of cocaine across Africa with the help of Al Qaeda. The three defendants all of them from Mali, were arrested in Ghana on Wednesday and flown to the United States on Thursday night. The men said that they were helping some people set up a [...]
