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At least 20 people died while nine were rescued following a boating accident on an artificial lake in southwestern Mali, local officials said on Wednesday.  The mayor of nearby Baya said the passengers were heading for celebrations of the Muslim festival of...

Tunisia rescued Thursday 166 migrants stranded at sea for nearly a week, recovering the bodies of 16 others who died attempting the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe, security officials said.  The migrants, who included 65 Moroccans, 62 Bangladeshis and 15...

A French Mirage warplane crashed in an uninhabited area of central Mali on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction, but its two crew ejected and were quickly recovered, the French army said.  The plane was carrying out surveillance near the town of Homburi in...