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Apr- 2019 -3 AprilAfrica
UN Security Council requests options for Mali peacekeeping force overhaul
The UN Security Council agreed to discuss revamping the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, including a possible major drawdown
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3 AprilAfrica
French military doctor killed by explosive device in Mali’s Gourma
A French military doctor was killed when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle in Mali's Gourma region near the Burkina Faso border
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Mar- 2019 -27 MarchAfrica
Mali: 6 killed in attack on Dogon village of Ouadou
Six people were killed in attacks on villages of the Dogon ethnic community in central Mali, as the UN mission called for an end to the "spiral of violence"
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25 MarchAfrica
Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says
France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time
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24 MarchAfrica
Mali and Chad replace senior armed forces staff after deadly attacks
The governments of Mali and Chad have both replaced senior leaders in their armed forces after deadly attacks in both countries left more than 150 dead
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23 MarchAfrica
Mali: More than 100 Fulani killed in Ogossagou massacre
Dogon hunters killed more than 100 people in an attack on a Fulani village in central Mali's Mopti region, as top U.N. officials visited the country
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18 MarchAfrica
23 Mali soldiers dead as militants attack Dioura camp in Mopti region
Militants killed 23 Malian soldiers in a raid on an army camp in central Mali after a dawn attack that the armed forces believe was led by a deserter
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13 MarchAfrica
Mali troops killed by landmines in Mopti region
Six Malian troops were killed when their vehicles drove over improvised land mines in the center of the West African country
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1 MarchAfrica
Roadside bomb blast in Mali kills 9 soldiers in G5 Sahel joint force
Nine Malian soldiers attached to the G5 Sahel Joint Force were killed when a vehicle in which they were traveling was struck by a roadside bomb
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Feb- 2019 -27 FebruaryAfrica
IED hidden in corpse kills 17 in central Mali
Seventeen people were killed in a blast caused by a booby-trapped corpse in Diankabou in central Mali, security sources and a local official said
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