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Partner of French journalist missing in Mali fears military effort to rescue him

French military kills 24 jihadists in north Mali

Storm most likely reason for Air Algérie plane crash, French minister

At least 50 French on Air Algérie plane missing over Mali

French Mirage jet fighter crashes in Niger

Race to repair Malian heritage site before rainy season

Islamist extremists fire shells on Gao in Mali

French defence minister on surprise visit to north Mali

Fourth French soldier killed in Mali, Sarkozy criticises intervention

Mali's desert sounds saved by sim card

Dozens of Islamists rounded up in Mali, DNA tests on corpse of possible Aqim leader

Fighting in Gao, car bomb in Kidal, Mali conflict continues

Two suicide bombers stopped in north Mali after Islamist suicide attack in Gao

UN considers French request to take over Mali intervention force

French, Malian troops clash with Islamists around Gao

From here to Timbuktu: French-led forces advance in northern Mali

French and Mali troops seize Gao airport

French, Malian troops take town, head for Gao and Timbuktu

Malian radio presenter hospitalised after Gao residents prevent Islamist amputation

Malian Tuareg independence declaration meaningless, says France and AU

France ready to back west African force in Mali