Malian army takes stopover town towards rebel stronghold

The Malian army on Saturday said it had taken control of a stopover town on the way to the northern rebel stronghold Kidal amid a resumption of hostilities in the region.

"The (Malian armed forces) took full control of the locality of Anefis early this morning", the military said in a statement.

"Evaluations are underway."

Almou Ag Mohamed, a spokesperson for the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peac