TOPSHOTS A Malian child stands in front of the black board of his school on February 1, 2013 in Timbuktu, indicating the last day of class on March 22, 2012, as the school re-open today after 10 months of islamists ruling in Northern Mali. French-led troops worked today to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR