Mali
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Aug- 2025 -26 AugustAfrica
Burkina, Mali Skip Nigeria-Hosted African Defense Talks
Burkina Faso and Mali did not send representatives to a continental military meeting hosted by Nigeria as relations between the junta-led Sahel countries and their west African neighbors remain tense.
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10 AugustAfrica
Mali Arrests Two Dozen Soldiers Over Alleged Bid to Topple Junta
Mali has arrested around 20 soldiers suspected of wishing to overthrow the junta.
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3 AugustAfrica
Senegal Strengthens Eastern Gendarmerie Amid Mali Border Threats
Senegal is positioning new gendarmerie units in the east of the country as it faces growing security threats along its border with Mali.
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Jul- 2025 -23 Julyuncategorized
Mali Forces, Russian Fighters Killed Dozens of Fulanis: HRW
The Malian army and Russia's Wagner group killed dozens of ethnic Fulani men this year during anti-jihadist operations in the troubled west African nation, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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10 JulyAfrica
Sahel Militants Turning Hobby Drones Into Kamikaze Weapons, ISS Warns
Armed groups in the Central Sahel are increasingly modifying off‑the‑shelf civilian drones to carry explosives and execute suicide-style attacks, the Institute for Security Studies reported.
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1 JulyAfrica
Suspected Jihadists in Mali Attack Military Sites
Suspected jihadists attacked multiple military installations in Mali early Tuesday, including an army camp in the major western city of Kayes, the military and residents said, as the country faces a recent rise in assaults.
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Jun- 2025 -24 JuneAfrica
Mali Junta Chief Visits Putin in Bid to Bolster Defense Ties
Mali's military strongman, General Goita, told Russian leader Putin in Moscow that he wanted to reinforce ties with the Kremlin.
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14 JuneAfrica
Mali Separatists Clash With Miltary and Mercenaries
A separatist coalition battled Malian troops backed by Moscow-run mercenaries in the north of the country, both sides and local sources said.
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12 JuneAfrica
Hundreds of Civilians Were Tortured by Wagner Mercenaries in Mali: Report
In its more than three years in Mali, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner kidnapped, detained, and tortured hundreds of civilians, according to a report by a journalist collective.
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8 JuneAfrica
Wagner Replaced by Russia’s Africa Corp in Mali: Diplomatic Sources
The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali, and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps.
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