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Russia shrugs off French concerns on possible mercenary deal with Mali
MOSCOW, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday dismissed French concerns about a potential deal between Mali and a Russian private military…
France criticises saved hostage who went back to Mali
French aid worker Sophie Pétronin, who was freed in 2020 after being held for four years by jihadist militants in Mali, is…
New European taskforce takes on Mali’s elusive militants
When the soldiers reached the end of the road, they descended from their trucks and motorbikes and partially deflated the tyres to…
France criticises deal bringing Russian mercenaries into Mali
France's foreign minister on Tuesday criticised plans that would bring Russian mercenaries into Mali, saying such a move was "incompatible" with the…
At least 51 killed in Mali village raids
At least 51 people were killed when Islamist militants raided three villages in central Mali near the border with Niger, a district…
Suicide bomber wounds French troops in central Mali
A suicide bomber in a car attacked a French reconnaissance mission in central Mali on Monday, wounding some of the soldiers and…
Junta leader Colonel Goita sworn in as Mali’s transitional president
Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita was sworn into office as the troubled country's transitional president on Monday despite international condemnation of his latest…
France suspends military ties with Mali over coup
France announced it was suspending its joint military operations with local troops in Mali as part of efforts to pressure the military…
West African bloc ECOWAS suspends Mali over coup
West African regional bloc ECOWAS suspended Mali's membership in response to last week's coup and said authorities must stick to a timetable…
Macron threatens to pull troops from Mali
President Emmanuel Macron warned in comments published Sunday that France will pull its troops out of Mali if it lurches towards radical…
Al Qaeda-linked group says it was behind killing of French soldiers in Mali
Al Qaeda’s North Africa wing has said it was responsible for the killing of three French soldiers in Mali, jihadist monitoring organisation…
Kidnapped Mali politician, French aid worker and two Italians freed
Freed Malian politician Soumaila Cisse, French aid worker Sophie Petronin and two Italians arrived in Bamako on Thursday aboard a Malian military…