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African Union suspends Mali over coup, says soldiers belong in barracks
Jun 02, 2021 12:52Mali's second military coup in nine months has elicited a chorus of condemnation, with the latest stern rebuke coming from the African Union, which has both suspended the country with immediate effect and threatened it with more sanctions.
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Mali’s interim president, prime minister resign after arrest by army
May 27, 2021 11:17Mali’s interim president and prime minister have resigned, two days after they were arrested by the military and were transferred to a military base outside the capital, an aide to the vice president says.
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French army chief denies UN report into deadly Mali wedding airstrike as 'biased'
May 23, 2021 14:00The top French military officer has dismissed as “biased” a United Nations report into an airstrike that killed at least 19 civilians in Mali early this year, alleging that it sought to turn the local people in the Sahel region against France.
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Rights activists urge France to conduct probe into possible war crime in Mali
Apr 02, 2021 10:47Human rights activists have called on France to open an investigation into a January 3 airstrike on central Mali after a United Nations probe confirmed that the aerial attack had resulted in at least 19 civilian deaths.
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Six civilians killed in French strike in northern Mali
Mar 28, 2021 12:38Local officials say the French military, purportedly on counter-terrorism missions in Mali, has killed six civilians in an airstrike in the northern part of the West African nation.
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Militants kill 58 in separate attacks in Niger
Mar 17, 2021 12:27Unidentified armed "bandits" in Niger have staged several attacks in the restive region of Tillaberi, killing dozens of people, inflicting damage, and stealing vehicles, the government says.
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Four UN peacekeepers killed, five injured in Mali attack
Jan 14, 2021 12:13Four United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have lost their lives and five others sustained injuries after their convoy struck an explosive device and came under fire in central Mali.
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French drone strike in Mali kills 19 civilians at wedding event
Jan 08, 2021 12:24A French military drone strike in Mali has reportedly killed civilians attending a wedding event in a remote village amid France’s persisting military intervention in its former African colony under the pretext of fighting rising militancy in the impoverished -- though minerals-rich – nation.
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Minibus attacked in Mali, 8 killed, 3 kids wounded
Nov 04, 2020 16:56Gunmen have killed eight people in central Mali, a local official and security ministry staffer said, in the latest violence to hit the war-torn Sahel state.
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Gunmen kidnap 20 villagers in central Mali
Oct 07, 2020 19:58Gunmen seized about 20 people in volatile central Mali, with nine remaining in detention Wednesday after their captors released the other hostages, local and security officials said.