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Tag: Mali
Laurent Gbagbo urges ECOWAS to set up regional counterterrorism brigade
Laurent Gbagbo, Cote d’Ivoire’s ex-leader, has called on regional grouping ECOWAS to establish counter-terrorism brigade to curtail terrorism that has plagued the region. Gbagbo was ... Read More
Mali takes delivery of military hardware from Russia
Mali acquired Thursday military equipment including fighter jets and helicopters from Russia to beef up the army in the fight against terrorists. The delivery included ... Read More
Mali: UN warns of displacement crisis, deepened by al-Qaida and IS-driven insecurity
The United Nations Secretary-General has warned of the worsening security situation in central Mali, deepened by Al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups that are driving ... Read More
Mali: Four killed, three wounded in ambush amidst soaring violence
Four Malian gendarmes were killed and three wounded on Sunday (15 January) in an ambush in the west of the Sahelian country, as diplomats, analysts ... Read More
Mali: President Goïta pardons the 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested in July
The 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested in Mali, in July, described as "mercenaries", then charged in mid-August with "attempt to undermine the external security of the ... Read More
Mali: five people killed in rare attack near capital Bamako
Armed men Monday (2 January) attacked a civil defense post in a small southwest town in Mali in what was a rare attack near the ... Read More
Mali, Brazil committed to bolster cooperation in security, agriculture, livestock breeding
Mali and Brazil are committed to deepen their bilateral cooperation in the fields of security, agriculture and livestock breeding as Bamako is concerned with security ... Read More
Mali: 46 detained Ivorian troops stand trial as deadline for release nears
The 46 Ivorian soldiers suspected of being "mercenaries" and detained in Mali since July have appeared before the Court of Appeal in the capital city ... Read More
Member of Doctors without Borders abducted in northern Mali
Some unidentified armed men have kidnapped a member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a non-profit organization in Gao, northern Mali. “Unidentified armed men entered the ... Read More
German aid worker hostage freed in Mali thanks to Morocco
German aid worker Jörg Lange, who was abducted in 2018 in western Niger, has been released thanks to Moroccan intelligence services, according to German newspaper ... Read More