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Aug- 2023 -31 AugustAfrica
Burkina Draws Up Law for Sending Troops to Post-Coup Niger
Burkina Faso's government has approved a bill authorizing the dispatch of troops to neighboring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.
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29 AugustAfrica
Mali Ex-Rebels Accuse Army of New Strikes on Its Positions
Former rebels in northern Mali accused the armed forces of carrying out new strikes on their positions.
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25 AugustAfrica
Niger to Let Burkina, Mali to Intervene on Its Soil if Attacked
The officers who took power in Niger said they would authorize the armies of neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali to intervene "in the event of aggression."
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15 AugustAfrica
Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Mali Attack on UN Troops
An al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has claimed responsibility for an attack that wounded members of the UN's peacekeeping force in Mali.
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14 AugustAfrica
UN Force in Mali Quits Base Early Over Insecurity
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has brought forward its withdrawal from a base in the north of the country due to deteriorating security conditions.
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12 AugustAfrica
Tuareg Ex-Rebels Say Forces Attacked by Mali Army, Wagner
Tuareg former rebels in northern Mali said their forces were attacked by the army and Russian mercenary group Wagner.
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8 AugustAfrica
Islamic State Group Claims 16 Soldiers Dead in Mali Attack
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack in northeastern Mali last week, which it said killed 16 soldiers.
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8 AugustAfrica
Mali Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ if ECOWAS Intervenes in Niger
A military intervention in Niger by ECOWAS to restore the ousted president could be a "catastrophe," Mali's head of diplomacy warned.
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4 AugustAfrica
Jihadists Attack Mali Army Convoy, Toll Feared High
Jihadists attacked Malian troops escorting trucks heading to neighboring Niger, with the toll feared to be high, security sources and a local official said.
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Jul- 2023 -19 JulyAfrica
West Africa Leaders Review Security After UN Mali Mission Ends
Several West African leaders met in Nigeria to discuss how to manage security at the end of a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali and push for a return to democracy after a series of coups.
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