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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…
French aid worker describes years in captivity in Mali desert
At one point during her four years in the hands of jihadist militants in northern Mali, French aid worker Sophie Petronin said…
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…
UN joins global condemnation of military takeover in Mali
The United Nations has joined global condemnation of the military takeover in Mali, which saw President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta forced to resign.…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…