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Jun- 2018 -24 JuneAfrica
Canada troops arrive in Mali to join UN’s Minusma mission
An advance team of around a dozen Canadian troops arrived in Mali to join the UN's Minusma peacekeeping mission, considered the U.N.'s most dangerous
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15 JuneAfrica
Netherlands to end Mali peacekeeping contribution in May
The Netherlands will end its troop contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next year and will send troops to Afghanistan instead, the Dutch defense ministry said.
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13 JuneAfrica
10 suspected militants ‘neutralized’ in central Mali, defense minister says
Ten militants were "neutralized" and weapons and explosive devices recovered in the Mopti region after clashes with the military, Mali's defense minister said
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May- 2018 -30 MayAfrica
UN Secretary-General Guterres vows to pursue support for G5 Sahel anti-terror force
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres vowed to pursue support for the G5 Sahel anti-terror force during a visit to the mission headquarters in Mali
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Apr- 2018 -26 AprilAfrica
France confirms special forces clashes with armed rebels in northwest Mali
A clash between French soldiers and an armed jihadist group in northwest Mali left three "terrorists" dead, an army spokesperson said, while local media reported injuries among French special forces.
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15 AprilAfrica
Mali militants disguised as peacekeepers attack French and UN bases killing one, injuring dozens
A rocket and car bomb attack by militants wearing blue helmets left one UN peacekeeper dead, a dozen wounded and another dozen French soldiers hurt at Timbuktu's airport area
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12 AprilAfrica
Facing Mali equipment shortfalls, the UN asks Canada to deploy helicopters in June
The United Nations is in talks with Canada for early deployment of six helicopters to its Minusma peacekeeping force in Mali, and its representative pointed to other equipment shortfalls
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7 AprilAfrica
UN peacekeeper from Niger shot dead in northern Mali
A U.N. peacekeeper from Niger was shot dead by militants in Gao in northern Mali on Friday, the latest in a spate of deadly attacks on Blue Helmets in the conflict-torn country
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5 AprilAfrica
Two UN peacekeepers killed, 10 wounded in Mali mortar attack
Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 10 others wounded during an attack on their camp in northeastern Mali, the U.N.'s mission there said.
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Mar- 2018 -23 MarchAfrica
Mali PM visits Kidal for first time since 2014, a day after 5 French soldiers injured in attack
Mali's Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga made a landmark visit to the restive northern town of Kidal on Friday, the first since 2014 by a head of government to to the area
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