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Nigerien military regime on Wednesday congratulated the Malian junta on the “liberation of Kidal" the previous day, a strategic town that had been under the control of predominantly Tuareg separatists. "This martyred town had remained…

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The military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced in Mali's capital Bamako. The Liptako-Gourma Charter establishes the Alliance…

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Malian ruling junta has cancelled festivities planned for the anniversary of the country's independence celebrated on 22nd September. The announcement was made following a council of ministers. Last year, Guinea's ruling military…

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A Malian army camp was targeted by a suicide attack in Gao on Friday, the day after a double attack blamed on terrorists which killed at least 64 civilians and soldiers in the north, where tension is growing day by day. The army spoke in…

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Russian vetoed a United Nations Security Council proposal to extend sanctions on Mali which is run by a military junta. Thirteen of the council's 15 members backed the draft resolution led by Mali's former colonial power France and the…

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Mali has welcomed Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, for a two-day working visit. The purpose of his visit was to meet with national authorities in preparation for the planned…

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At least 17 Nigerien soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack by suspected terrorists near the Niger-Mali border, the defense ministry said in Niamey. Early Tuesday afternoon, "a detachment of the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) moving…

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The United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Mali said it had sped up a planned withdrawal from the town of Ber in northern Mali due to worsening security, as fighting in the area raised fears of a revival of a separatist uprising. Over the…

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Air France has extended "until August 18 inclusive" the suspension of its flights to and from Bamako and Ouagadougou "following the coup d'état in Niger and because of the geopolitical situation in the Sahel region", the airline said…

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Mali and Burkina Faso's ruling juntas have sent delegations to Niamey on Monday to show solidarity and unity with the leaders of the coup in Niger amid regional threats to intervene against them. The talks came after the passing of a…