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Former African giants Hearts of Oak humbled in Mali

Johannesburg (AFP) - Former African giants Hearts of Oak from Ghana were humbled 3-0 by Real Bamako of Mali on Saturday in a CAF Confederation Cup last 32 first leg.

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ECOWAS imposes asset freezes and travel bans on Guinea's military junta

In this edition: West African political bloc ECOWAS slaps sanctions on the military junta ruling Guinea. Failure to provide a plan for a return to civilian rule has resulted in the junta's assets being frozen, with the threat of more severe sanctions also being laid on the table. Meanwhile, ECOWAS…

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Côte d’Ivoire accuses Mali of using its soldiers as 'hostages'

Tension between Mali and Côte d’Ivoire has flared up again after Bamako demanded that Malian politicians in exile in Côte d’Ivoire be handed over to Malian authorities. This in exchange for the release of Ivorian soldiers held in custody since July.

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Bamako accused of taking Ivorian troops 'hostage'

Diplomatic tensions between Mali and Ivory Coast deepen after Bamako sets conditions for the return of dozens of Ivorian soldiers arrested two months ago. Also, Ethiopia's New Year celebrations are overshadowed by an economic crisis. And anti-smoking campaigners in Senegal warn against the damage caused to young bodies when they…

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From bus routes to gutters, tech-savvy youth map Mali's capital

Bamako (AFP) - Under a blazing sun in Mali's capital, Amadou Menta leant over to measure a gutter then jotted down the results on a mapping app on his smartphone.

AFP

Hubble-bubble trouble: Hookah ban leaves Malians divided

Bamako (AFP) - "Shisha-abana," exclaims Bilal, a grocer in Mali's capital Bamako, in the national language Bambara: "Shisha is finished."

AFP

Mali demands emergency UN meeting over French 'acts of aggression'

Mali calls for an emergency UN Security Council meeting over alleged French “acts of aggression”. Bamako accuses Paris of espionage and supporting jihadists as French troops, who had been in the country on an anti-terror mission, pull out. Also, a week ahead of the tightest general election Angola has faced…

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Last French troops leave Mali, ending nine-year deployment

France announced withdrawal in February as relations with Bamako frayed in wake of military coups in 2020 and 2021.

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France says all its troops battling Islamists in Mali have now left

France said on Monday that all of its troops battling Islamist militants in Mali since 2013 have now left the country, following a decision in February to withdraw over the deterioration of relations between Paris and Bamako.

Reuters

42 Mali soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attacks

Bamako (AFP) - Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticatedweekend attack by suspected jihadists using drones artillery, authorities said Wednesday, the latest violent incident to rock the troubled Sahel country.

AFP

Mali strengthens ties with Russia, receives six more Soviet-era warplanes

Mali has received five military jets and a combat helicopter from Russia, which has become a close ally in its fight against a long-running jihadist insurgency. The move underscores the widening rift between Bamako and Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Mali's capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

Bamako, Mali’s bustling riverside capital of more than 2.5 million people, is on heightened alert as jihadi attacks have moved perilously close to the city

The Independent UK

Mali blasts Macron and France over 'neocolonial' attitude as relations deteriorate

Mali's army-led government on Sunday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his "neocolonial and patronising" attitude as relations break down further between Paris and Bamako.

Radio France Internationale

UN acknowledges 'dysfunctions' in Mali over presence of Ivorian troops

The UN's peacekeeping mission in Mali has acknowledged there were "dysfunctions" that preceded a row with the Malian authorities sparked by the arrival of Ivorian troops at Bamako airport this month.

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Militants attack Mali's main military base

Mali's army repels a terrorist attack on its largest military base, located on the outskirts of Bamako. Seven attackers were killed and eight arrested in the assault.

Reuters

Al Qaeda affiliate claims attack on Mali's main military base

Al Qaeda's affiliate in Mali claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on the country's main military base, which it said was a response to governmental collaboration with Russian mercenaries.

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Mali says jihadist attack at key garrison town thwarted

Bamako (AFP) - Mali said it had repelled a suicide raid Friday by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists at a town on the fringes of the capital that houses a base used by the ruling military.

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Mali says it has thwarted jihadist attack at key garrison town

Bamako (AFP) - Mali said it had repelled a suicide raid Friday by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists at a town on the fringes of the capital that houses a base used by the ruling military.

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Militants attack Mali’s main military base

Mali’s military says Katiba Macina militants attacked an army base, killing one soldier and wounding six people.

Al Jazeera

Explosions, gunfire at a military base near Mali’s capital

Mali’s military says two attackers have been neutralised after the latest attack on a military base.

The Independent UK

Jihadi rebels attack key military base near Mali's capital

Mali's ruling junta says that jihadi rebels attacked the Kati military base on the outskirts of the capital city Bamako

Reuters

Mali army says it repelled 'terrorist' attack on military base near capital

Mali's army said it repelled a "terrorist attack" on Friday against its main base outside the capital Bamako, which was carried out with car bombs.

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Militants attack Mali's main military base, situation 'under control'

Suspected Islamist militants on Friday attacked the main military base where Mali's interim president lives outside the capital Bamako, but the armed forces said they had repelled the assault and had the situation under control.

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Mali expels spokesman of UN peacekeeping mission

In tonight's edition: Mali is expelling the spokesman of the UN's peacekeeping force in the country, in the latest sign of tensions between the military junta in Bamako and the international community. In Kenya, the four main running mates in the upcoming presidential election took part in a debate on…

Reuters

Six killed in rare attack near Malian capital

Unidentified armed men killed six people at a checkpoint 70 km (44 miles) east of Mali's capital Bamako, the security ministry said on Friday.

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