Mali

19

Aug

CD eNews, MaliMali

Mali soldiers promise civilian transition after president’s ouster

Soldiers who staged a military coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government said on Wednesday they plan to form a civilian transitional…

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19

Aug

CD eNews, MaliMali

Mali’s President Keita resigns after military mutiny

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned and dissolved parliament, hours after mutinying soldiers detained him and top officials from his government. “I want no blood to be spilled to…

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18

Aug

Breaking News, MaliCoup, Mali

President and PM detained after Mali coup

UPDATE : 2000h A leader of the mutiny said both Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse had been detained by soldiers.  "We can tell you that the…

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06

Jun

Africa, France, Mali, NewsFrance, Mali, Terrorism

French forces kill Al-Qaeda chief in north Africa

French forces have killed al Qaeda's North Africa chief Abdelmalek Droukdel in northern Mali, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said on Friday. "On June 3, French army forces with the…

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02

Mar

Africa, News, UKMali, Sahel, UK

UK military gears up for deployment in Mali

Britain is significantly stepping up its military support in West Africa to help combat the world's fastest growing Islamist-led insurgency. Over the past month, British troops have been helping train…

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26

Nov

CD eNews, NewsFrance, Mali

Thirteen French soldiers die in helicopter accident in Mali

Thirteen French were killed on Monday in a helicopter accident during an operation against jihadist militants in northern Mali, the French president's office said in a statement on Tuesday, France 24 reports. The report…

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06

Nov

France, Newsal-Qaeda, Florence Parly, France, GSIM, Mali, Terrorism

France says its troops killed a leading jihadist in the Sahel

French troops killed one of the Sahel region’s leading jihadists on Oct. 9, France’s defence minister said. Moroccan Ali Maychou of the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) was…

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03

Nov

France, Mali, NewsFrance, Mali, Ronan Pointeau

French soldier killed in Mali by roadside bomb

A French soldier was killed in Mali on Saturday after his armoured vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, France's presidency said in a statement. Corporal Ronan Pointeau died near…

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02

Nov

Mali, NewsMali

‘Terrorist attack’ on northern Mali military post kills more than 50 soldiers

Fifty-three soldiers were killed Friday in a "terrorist attack" on a Mali military post in the northeast of the country, the government said. The assault is one of the deadliest…

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23

Jul

NewsEstonia, France, Mali

Three French and Estonian troops killed in suicide bombing in Mali

An apparent suicide car bomb exploded at the entrance to a French military base in the central Mali town of Gao, injuring at least three French and Estonian troops on…

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22

Jul

Mali, News, UK, United NationsMali, peacekeeping, UK, United Nations

UK to send 250 troops to Mali for peacekeeping mission

The UK is to send 250 troops to Mali in the biggest peace-keeping deployment since Bosnia and potentially the most dangerous mission for British forces since Afghanistan. The soldiers will…

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12

Jun

Africa, Mali, NewsAfrica, Boubou Cisse, Dogon, Fulani, Mali

24 children among those massacred in weekend attack in Mali

Boubou Cisse , the prime minister of Mali said that from the bodies recovered of a massacre of scores of people by a Malian ethnic fighter group, these included at…

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10

Jun

CD eNews, NewsMali

100 believed to be killed in attack in Central Mali village

Nearly 100 people have been killed in attack in a village in central Mali inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group, reports say. The attack happened in Sobale Kou, close to…

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18

May

NewsMali, Netherlands, UN

Dutch soldiers end UN stabilisation mission in Mali

Soldiers arrive at Eindhoven Air Base in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 17 May 2019. The last Dutch operational unit is back from Mali. The 80 soldiers have contributed five months to…

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02

Jul

FranceFrance, Le Spider-Man, Mali

‘Le Spider-Man’ who saved young boy in Paris has his first day in city’s Fire Brigade

The Mali immigrant dubbed “Le Spider-Man,” who saved a young boy dangling from a Paris balcony in May, just had his first day on the job with the city’s Fire…

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