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Tag: Mali
Malian army suffers car bomb attack near Timbuktu
Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin, a terrorist group affiliated to al Qaeda, claimed Wednesday September 27 responsibility for a car bomb attack against a military ... Read More
Malian transition leaders postponed sine die next year presidential elections
Mali's Government in power since May 2021 following a second coup announced Monday September 25 the delay sine die the scheduled February 2024 presidential elections, ... Read More
West’s waning influence in Africa laid bare as France announces withdrawal from Niger
France's decision to withdraw its ambassador and military forces from Niger, the West's last key ally in the central Sahel region, amid a wave anti-French ... Read More
Mauritania refuses to host wounded Tuareg rebels after clash with Malian army
Mauritania has declined demands by Malian Tuareg rebels fighting the Malian army to host wounded fighters for medical treatment, local media alakhbar reports citing an ... Read More
Alliance of Sahel States: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger establish mutual defense pact
The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger signed over the weekend a mutual defense pact establishing an Alliance of Sahel States (AES) that ... Read More
Malians divided on how to tackle conflict in north as Tuareg rebels capture key town
Tuareg rebels have reportedly seized control of a military camp and posts in northern Mali from army and Wagner mercenaries, threatening to unravel a 2015 ... Read More
Mali: dozens killed in twin attacks on passenger boat and army base
Three days of mourning have been declared in Mali following attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in the ... Read More
Burkina Faso to send troops to Niger to prop up junta in event of aggression
The government of Burkina Faso has green-lighted plans to send military troops to Niger to back the junta in power in case of foreign aggression ... Read More
Dozens of African countries in attendance at 3rd China-Africa Peace and Security Forum in Beijing
As many as 50 African States have sent officials to the third China-Africa Peace and Security Forum taking place in Beijing as part of China's ... Read More
Mali’s Yara Oil in talks with IFC for €20.7m loan
Mali’s leading energy supplier and distributor “Yara Oil” is in advanced talks with the World Bank’s private sector financer, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), for ... Read More