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Apr- 2018 -21 AprilAfrica
15 militants, 1 soldier killed in Mali counter-terror op, while al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claims Timbuktu attack
Mali's armed forces said 15 militants and one soldier were killed in a counter-terror operation, while the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claimed an April 14 attack on an international military camp at Timbuktu's airport
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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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5 AprilAfrica
Dozens of militants killed in joint operation in Mali, French military says
Thirty militants were killed in a clash with French and Malian troops in Akabar near Mali's border with Niger, the French military 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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22 MarchAfrica
Estonia seeks mandate to send 50 troops to reinforce French-led Mali mission
Estonia's government said it would ask parliament for a mandate to send 50 troops to Mali for one year as part of France's Operation Barkhane mission
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19 MarchAfrica
Canada to deploy troops and helicopters to Mali as part of UN MINUSMA mission
Canada will deploy an infantry unit and military trainers along with attack and transport helicopters to Mali for 12 months in support of an ongoing UN peacekeeping mission
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7 MarchAfrica
What the end of the Qatar-Chad dispute means
Last month, a joint statement between Qatar and Chad led to restoration of relations that had been under stress since June of last year
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