Mali
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Oct- 2019 -6 OctoberAfrica
Mali: UN peacekeeper killed, 5 injured in attacks in Aguelhok and Bandiagara
A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Aguelhok in northern Mali
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3 OctoberAfrica
France seeks international support for Sahel military coalition
France is asking European partners to send special forces to the Sahel for a coalition to shore up local forces increasingly targeted by jihadist attacks
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1 OctoberAfrica
Mali: ‘Terrorists’ attack military posts at Boulkessi and Mondoro
Insurgents conducted attacks against military posts in Boulkessi and Mondoro in the Mopti region of Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso
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Sep- 2019 -27 SeptemberAfrica
Mali troops killed in complex ‘terrorist’ attack between Douentza and Sevare
Seven military personnel were killed in a "complex attack" in central Mali's violence-torn Mopti region, FAMa said
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25 SeptemberBlog
French soldiers deployed to Mali use 3D printers to make spare parts
French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel have been experimenting with 3D printers to make spare parts at their base in Mali
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18 SeptemberAfrica
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali
Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad
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6 SeptemberAfrica
Mali: Former rebels and militia fighters abducted from bus in Mopti region
Armed men abducted 22 members of a Mali military unit comprising CMA ex-rebels and former members of the Platforme of armed pro-government groups
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3 SeptemberAfrica
Guterres again calls for UN to fund G5 Sahel counter-terrorism force
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres again pushed for funding for the G5 Sahel force, warning "we are not winning the war against terrorism"
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Aug- 2019 -13 AugustAfrica
Mali children face increased violence threat from terrorist attacks, UNICEF says
UNICEF warned children in Mali faced rising violence with more than 150 killed in the first half of the year in jihadist and ethnic attacks
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