We can envisage, as the Malian authorities have asked us for, to train the young recruits on condition that their trainers would be experienced.

The captured terrorists will be presented to Malian authorities.

On 28 January 2013, French and Malian soldiers reclaimed Timbuktu with little or no resistance and reinstalled Malian governmental authorities.

Malian authorities reported no prosecutions or convictions of trafficking offenders.

The information was neither denied nor confirmed by Chadian and Malian authorities.

The Malian authorities subsequently evacuated all foreign tourists from Tombouctou.

Following an attack on four tourists on 25 November 2011, in which one was killed and three others kidnapped, the Malian authorities have evacuated all foreign tourists from Tombouctou.

According to Malian authorities, the rebel attack on Aguelhok is repelled along with other towns previously attacked the same day.

According to Malian authorities, Islamists Ansar Dine fighters took part in the attack.

He was then handed over to Malian authorities.