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Mali PM on 'forced rest', his office says

Mali Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been ordered by his doctor to rest after months of intense exertion, his office said on Saturday, while an adviser denied media reports that he had been hospitalised after suffering a stroke.

Reuters

U.N. troop rotations in Mali to resume on Monday

Troop rotations by the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali will resume on Monday, a mission spokesperson said on Saturday, one month after Malian authorities suspended them and accused foreign soldiers of entering the country without permission.

Reuters

Mali says soldier death toll in Tessit attack has risen to 42

Mali has blamed the attack in the restive central region, which drones and ‘explosive laden vehicles’.

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Forty-two Malian soldiers killed in suspected Islamist attack

Forty-two Malian soldiers were killed in an attack near the town of Tessit on Sunday, Mali's government said on Wednesday, updating a previous death toll of 17.

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

Putin discusses food and fuel supplies in call with Malian leader Goita -Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Mali's interim leader Assimi Goita on Wednesday, according to a Kremlin statement.

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Mali’s army says 17 soldiers, 4 civilians killed in Tessit attack

Military says ‘complex and coordinated attack’ in country’s south likely carried out by ISIL-affiliated group.

Al Jazeera

Militants kill 17 soldiers in Mali attack

Militants killed 17 Malian soldiers and four civilians in an attack near the town of Tessit on Sunday, the Malian army said.

Reuters

‘There are snakes – but we attack the fires’: refugees fight flames in the Sahara

Malian volunteers from a huge camp in Mauritania work tirelessly to put out blazes that threaten homes and land – and all without using water

The Guardian - UK

U.N. report links Malian, 'white-skinned' troops to civilian deaths

Malian government troops and "white-skinned soldiers" detained 33 civilians in central Mali in March who were later found shot dead and their bodies burned, sanctions monitors told the U.N. Security Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

Al-Qaida chief’s killing comes as group gains ground in African conflict zones

UN says terror organisation, whose affiliate recently attacked Mali’s most important military base, ‘is once again the leader of global jihad’

The Guardian - UK

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

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US Orders Departure of Personnel from Mali

The United States has ordered non-emergency personnel and their families to leave Mali due to a heightened risk of attacks, the State Department said. The US did not mention a specific threat to its employees, but said there was an increased danger of violence affecting Westerners in a country that…

Radio France Internationale

US orders departure of staff and families from Mali over attack fears

The United States has ordered non-emergency personnel and their families to leave Mali due to a heightened risk of terrorist attacks, the State Department has announced.

Radio France Internationale

Macron promises to revive relations with Guinea Bissau and help region battle terrorism

President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his three nation tour of West Africa in Guinea Bissau, which has just taken over the rotating presidency of regional body ECOWAS. He promised to revive bilateral relations by supporting the country's agriculture sector and pledged to continue backing West African states in their battle…

Reuters

Militants kill 15 soldiers, 3 civilians in two Mali attacks

Islamist militants killed 15 soldiers and three civilians during two separate attacks in southwest Mali on Wednesday, the army said in a statement.

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Macron says France will stand by Africa on security issues

French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a meeting with Paul Biya, his counterpart in Cameroon, the first port of call on his three nation tour. He reiterated that France would continue to support Africa's security needs.

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.

France 24

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.

AFP

Al-Qaeda linked group claims Mali attack

Dakar (AFP) - An Al-Qaeda affiliate claimed a deadly suicide attack in a strategic garrison town near the Malian capital, according to jihadist monitor SITE which authenticated a statement from the group.

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.

AFP

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.

AFP

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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