Algeria and Mali
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RT @ars_diplomatica: @BateEtah @Reuters #AFISMA still has a role to play outside of combat ops in holding/stabilizing recaptured territory.by Bate Felix via twitter 1/26/2013 7:31:15 PM -
Meanwhile at the #AFCON2013, match between Algeria and Togo, it would seem the timekeeper has lost his watch. After that goal post incidentby Bate Felix via twitter 1/26/2013 8:06:02 PM
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And now Togo has just made it 2-0 against Algeria, knocking Les Fennecs out of the competition #AFCON2013by Bate Felix via twitter 1/26/2013 8:08:23 PM
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Army chiefs to increase African forces in #Mali to 7,700 from 5,700. Lib, G-Bis, Bur'di, Gui & Uga to join http://reut.rs/14f5edl via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/26/2013 10:15:18 PM
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RT @Reuters: French, #Malians reach Timbuktu in rebel-held north: source http://reut.rs/X1fRec"by Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 11:18:25 AM
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Outgoing AU chief condemns Africa's response to #Mali crisis http://reut.rs/YwNnOF via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 1:21:14 PM
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MT @fidh_africa: #MUJAO Islamic police Commissioner Aliou in #Gao said to have been captured by French and #Mali army in #hombori : #fidh”by Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 1:28:37 PM
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RT @blakehounshell: Every TV conversation I’ve seen about #Mali has been an absolute train wreck.by Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 2:43:29 PM
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Reuters Timeline: French, Malian troops advance in northern #Mali http://reut.rs/WFxVec via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 3:42:21 PM
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French, Malians reached "the gates of Timbuktu" on Saturday, #Mali army source told Reuters http://reut.rs/X1fRec via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 5:25:48 PM
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RT @rich_reuters: Boxes of rockets at a former rebel base in Konna #mali http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBoyUcSCIAAvLJs.jpg
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Reuters Update: Liberated #Malians celebrate in Gao, French-led forces clear Timbuktu http://reut.rs/X1fRec via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 8:39:57 PM
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In Gao many smoked, women went unveiled, men wore shorts to flout sharia law the rebels had imposed. #Mali http://reut.rs/X1fRec via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 8:44:58 PM
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"Now we can breathe freely," said Hawa wearing colorful robe banned under sharia 'cos too revealing http://reut.rs/X1fRec via @reuters #Maliby Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 8:50:56 PM
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RT @texasinafrica: One way Mali isn't Afghanistan: the French knew Mali well before going in. They speak languages, have lots of country ...by Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 8:54:43 PM
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RT @tweetsintheME: Robin Wright, noted Mali expert? http://ow.ly/haBWX Mali didn't receive much aid? Huh?by Bate Felix via twitter 1/27/2013 8:57:41 PM
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French foreign minister Laurent Fabius says #Mali is slowly being liberated http://reut.rs/WHY8IV via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 10:01:55 AM
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REUTERS FEATURE-#Malian musicians back power of harmony over guns http://reut.rs/YyKGw1 via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 10:55:47 AM
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#Mali Islamist rebels torch #Timbuktu manuscript library - city mayor tells Reuters http://reut.rs/WI8RTI via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 10:57:40 AM
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Reuters Update: #Mali Islamist rebels torch Timbuktu Ahmed Baba priceless manuscript library http://reut.rs/WI8RTI via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 11:57:25 AM
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Latest Reuters Update: French and #Mali troops seal off Timbuktu, rebels torch Ahmed Baba library http://reut.rs/YxZmvk via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 1:20:11 PM
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Britain's David Cameron offers France more military aid for #Mali mission http://reut.rs/WImZMN via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 1:27:48 PM
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#Mali's MNLA separatist Tuareg rebels say they now control Kidal after former Islamist allies abandoned it http://reut.rs/YzaSqg via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 2:23:24 PM
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RT @JoeBavier: Meanwhile in non-#Mali news...Dispute over military command holds up #Congo peace deal @loughrichard @ReutersAfrica http: ...by Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 2:30:19 PM
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Funny tweets on #mnlafacts poking at #Mali Tuareg MNLA saying they seized Kidal from Islamist ex-allies http://reut.rs/YzaSqg via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 3:04:04 PM
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RT @texasinafrica: If I were investigating shady antiquities dealers, I'd be looking for some Timbuktu manuscripts to surface on interna ...by Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 4:51:36 PM
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French President Francois Hollande says main job for Africans once #Mali major towns taken from Islamists http://reut.rs/X8KrTd via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 5:35:03 PM
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Fleeing #Mali Islamists leave legacy of destruction in Timbuktu http://reut.rs/X97Bcg via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 7:15:14 PM
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RT @timcocks: Showing off it's rocket technology, #Iran launches a #monkey into space. What did poor monkey do wrong? http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-iran-nuclear-eu-idUSBRE90R0F220130128by Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 7:29:58 PM
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#Mali to receive $18.4 million loan from IMF http://reut.rs/WJTeeF via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/28/2013 11:30:47 PM
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If you had the opp, what burning question would you ask #Cameroon's Paul Biya who is meeting France's Hollande on Thursday. #cmr #team237by Bate Felix via twitter 1/29/2013 10:20:00 AM
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#Niger has given permission for U.S. surveillance drones to be stationed on its territory http://reut.rs/YBhNPR via @reuters #Maliby Bate Felix via twitter 1/29/2013 11:39:51 AM
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UK ups offer to help France fight Islamist rebels in #Mali. http://reut.rs/XcMOV5 via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/29/2013 12:44:15 PM
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RT @bbcfessy: Tension rising in #Timbuktu dozens of people breaking in shops held by ethnic Arabs and Tuaregs believed to have collabora ...by Bate Felix via twitter 1/29/2013 2:16:50 PM
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#Mali interim president Dioncounda says target July 31 for elections http://reut.rs/14ry9ee via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/29/2013 2:33:35 PM
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#Mali troops uncover rebel arms caches in recaptured towns http://reut.rs/WMq26P via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/29/2013 4:16:31 PM
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#Mali crisis could exacerbate security challenges in Libya says Tarek Mitri, head of U.N. mission in Libya http://reut.rs/14sdGpz via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/29/2013 5:48:03 PM
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Britain ups #Mali, Africa aid but wary of mission creep and being dragged into an Afghan-style quagmire http://reut.rs/YCe4BJ via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/29/2013 7:12:10 PM
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For #Mali Islamist rebels, death came from the sky http://reut.rs/Xett60 via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/29/2013 8:04:03 PM
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France calls for international observers in #Mali to ensure rights are not abused http://reut.rs/XeCKeh via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 7:23:30 AM
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EU takes on task of rebuilding #Mali army http://reut.rs/YCBGG5 via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 7:26:00 AM
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French troops deploy to last of #Mali rebel stronghold of #Kidal http://reut.rs/YDu46u via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 7:40:16 AM
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A French officer said operations were "ongoing" in Kidal, the last of northern #Mali's major towns http://reut.rs/YDu46u via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 7:42:04 AM
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RT @IrishJReuters: #French Armed Forces spox #ThierryBurkhard confirms troops taken control of #Kidal airport, operation ongoing #Maliby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 8:07:15 AM
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Why does Cameroon Tribune insist on this headline? "Hilarious Welcome For Presidential Couple in Paris" http://tinyurl.com/aujjdpn #cmr #team237by Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 9:35:13 AM
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Paul Biya à l’Elysée : trente ans au pouvoir, doyen de la Françafrique | Rue89 http://www.rue89.com/2013/01/30/paul-biya-lelysee-trente-ans-au-pouvoir-doyen-de-la-francafrique-239134by Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 11:02:39 AM
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Bulk of #Mali Timbuktu manuscripts safe, unharmed: experts http://reut.rs/Xhg0uk via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 11:15:28 AM
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RT @joepenney: Guy in Douentza: MUJAO was 80% Arab and "peau blanche," mostly Malian #Maliby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 1:15:55 PM
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French troops deploy in Kidal, last of #Mali rebel strongholds http://reut.rs/14tm3RZ via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 1:58:10 PM
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France says #Mali authorities must begin talks with north http://reut.rs/WPVxwL via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 2:22:20 PM
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First black South African billionaire donates fortune to poor http://reut.rs/Xiq9XA via @reutersby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 3:12:08 PM
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RT @IrishJReuters: #French Defence Minister #French LeDrian says French troops stuck at Kidal airport due to sandstorm, coordinated with ...by Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 5:07:46 PM
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RT @IrishJReuters: #LeDrian says cost of French operation so far about 50 million eurosby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 5:08:09 PM
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RT @IrishJReuters: Defence min #LeDrian says so four French soldiers injured (not seriously), 1 killed since start of operationby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 5:08:21 PM
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RT @IrishJReuters: #French Defence min #LeDrian says #Mali political roadmap is a start, but not perfect. says time now is for dialogue ...by Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 5:08:30 PM
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RT @IrishJReuters: #French DefenceMin says 3,000 African troops now on ground in #Mali, 1,000 in south, 2000 in northby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 5:08:53 PM
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RT @IrishJReuters: #French Defence Min says Chadian, Nigerien forces heading towards Kidal to support #French troops. #Maliby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 5:09:49 PM
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MT @IrishJReuters: #French DefMin: appears "terrorists, jihadis" have pulled back to Adrar des Ifoghas mountain rangeby Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 5:11:19 PM
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RT @WCM_JustSocial: Hello Team @TheWatchers_ is there any possibility of verifying if there is/was a sandstorm in #Kidal #Mali today pls ...by Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 5:16:54 PM
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#Cameroon's President Paul Biya sees minds changing on "crime" of homosexuality http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/uk-cameroon-homosexuality-idUKBRE90T15420130130 via @reuters #cmr #team237by Bate Felix via twitter 1/30/2013 6:24:16 PM
Kerry defends diplomacy as Russian-backed forces pound Aleppo
CARTAGENA, Colombia/BEIRUT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry defended his efforts to negotiate with Moscow over the war in Syria on Monday, despite the collapse of a ceasefire that has led to a massive Russian-backed assault on the besieged rebel-held sector of Aleppo.