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Mali in presidential runoff overshadowed by security crisis
World
August 12, 2018
Mali in presidential runoff overshadowed by security crisis
Malians were called to the ballot box on Sunday for a presidential runoff likely to see Ibrahim Boubacar Keita…
Violence mars Mali presidential election
World
July 30, 2018
Violence mars Mali presidential election
Malians voted Sunday in a crucial presidential election as attacks disrupted polling in areas already beset by deadly ethnic…
Mali goes to polls after five years of jihad, insecurity
World
July 29, 2018
Mali goes to polls after five years of jihad, insecurity
Malians began voting on Sunday to decide whether or not to give President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita a second term,…
France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa
World
December 13, 2017
France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa
Presidents, princes and diplomats are coming to Paris on Wednesday to breathe life into a young African military force that…
At least 17 killed in gold mine dispute on Mali-Guinea border
World
November 28, 2017
At least 17 killed in gold mine dispute on Mali-Guinea border
A two-day skirmish between Guinean and Malian villagers over control of a gold mine that straddles the countries’ joint border…
Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu
Middle East
July 23, 2017
Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu
Malian and French troops have arrested a close associate of a preacher whose jihadist group has claimed dozens of attacks…
Mali forces kill five militants involved in hotel attack: minister
Middle East
June 19, 2017
Mali forces kill five militants involved in hotel attack: minister
Malian security forces have killed five militants involved in an attack at the weekend on a luxury resort popular with…
Macron heads to Mali to reaffirm French commitment to battle jihadists
World
May 19, 2017
Macron heads to Mali to reaffirm French commitment to battle jihadists
French President Emmanuel Macron undertakes his first trip as commander-in-chief on Friday when he meets troops fighting Islamist militants in…
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
World
May 16, 2017
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
Sexual violence is increasingly being used as “a tactic of terrorism” from Iraq, Syria and Yemen in the Middle East…
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
World
April 30, 2017
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
Mali's National Assembly has voted to extend a state of emergency by six months in a bid to quell an…