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Jihadists Claim Mali Attack That Killed UN Peacekeeper

A UN peacekeeper killed in a rocket and mortar attack in Mali was identified Thursday as a Liberian soldier, as a...

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Nine Malian Soldiers Killed In Central Mali Attack

Nine Malian soldiers were killed and five wounded in an area regularly targeted by jihadist groups, as the commander of...

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Mali ‘Islamist Militant Attack’ Kills Five

Five Malian soldiers have been killed by suspected Islamist militants on Tuesday in the northern city of Timbuktu, BBC...

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Mali’s Defense Minister Named As New Prime Minister

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita replaced his prime minister late on Saturday, naming the defense minister to...

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Mali, France Rule Out Talks With Jihadists After Attacks

France and Mali on Friday ruled out any talks with jihadist groups responsible for repeated attacks on Malian and...

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Mali Peace Conference Urges Talks With Islamist Groups

Mali’s government should start talks with the leaders of two Islamist groups that have staged deadly attacks on...

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New Jihadist Alliance Claims Border Attack In Mali

A new jihadist alliance claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack that killed three members of Mali's security...

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Jihadist Alliance Claims Mali Attack That Killed 11 Soldiers

A jihadist alliance uniting Malian insurgents loyal to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11...

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11 Malian Soldiers Killed In Attack On Border Base

At least 11 soldiers were killed in Mali on Sunday in an attack on an army base near the border with Burkina Faso, as...

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Three Jihadist Groups In Africa’s Sahel Announce Merger

Three jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region have merged to form one single organisation, Mauritania's private...

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Long-Delayed Interim Authority Installed In North Mali

An interim authority for Mali's troubled northern Kidal region, a stronghold of the former Tuareg rebellion, was...

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Interim Authorities To Begin Work In Mali’s North

A key step on the road to peace in northern Mali will take place Saturday when interim local authorities begin work,...

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Hundreds Flee Malian Village After Deadly Clash

Clashes have forced 600 people to flee their homes in central Mali as traditional herding communities battle with...

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Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Mali Car Bomb Attack In Gao

Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate says a group linked to it carried out the suicide attack that killed at least 50...

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Mali Car Bomb ‘kills At Least 37 People’ In Gao

At least 37 people have been killed in northern Mali in a car bomb attack on a military base, officials say. The...

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Mali Car Bomb ‘kills At Least 25 People’ In Gao

Mali car bomb kills at least 25 people in Gao At least 25 people have been killed in northern Mali in a car bomb attack...

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Mali Car Bomb ‘kills At Least 25 People’

At least 25 people killed in northern Mali in a car bomb attack on a military base, officials say. Click to share on...

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Deadly Attack Targets Army Base In Burkina Faso

A dozen soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso when unidentified gunmen attacked a military post near the border...

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Is President Mahama Africa’s Version of Russian President Putin?

On one hand, Putin became acting president after his predecessor resigned. But had opportunity to be voted for on two...