Mali
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Africa
EU freezes assets of Mali’s PM, coup leaders
The European Union (EU) has placed targeted sanctions on several senior figures of Mali’s transitional government, including the prime minister,…
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Osinbajo to attend ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT DELEGATES OSINBAJO TO ECOWAS EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON POLITICAL SITUATION IN BURKINA FASO, MALI & GUINEA…
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Africa
Mali military leaders expel French ambassador
Mali’s military leaders are expelling the French ambassador over what they called “outrageous” comments made by the French foreign minister…
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Africa
Russian mercenaries offer aid to Burkinabè coup leaders against jihadists
A group of Russian military contractors has written to the coup leaders in Burkina Faso offering to train the West…
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Africa
Aid delivery to be affected as UN mission in Mali suspends flights
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has temporarily suspended flights. This will affect the delivery of aid to the country…
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Africa
EU announces Mali sanctions over delayed polls
The European Union (EU) says it will impose sanctions on Mali after the military leaders who carried out last year’s…
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Africa
Mali transitional government ‘strongly condemns’ ECOWAS sanctions
Mali’s military-dominated government has “strongly” condemned “illegal” sanctions imposed on the country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), adding that…
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Africa
Osinbajo off to Accra for ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Mali
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, departs Abuja for Accra, Ghana this morning to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary…
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Africa
West condemns Russian mercenaries ‘deployment’ in Mali
More than a dozen Western allies have condemned what they say is the deployment of Russian mercenaries to Mali. They…
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Africa
UN condemns killing of 7 Togolese peacekeepers in Mali
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Minusma, has condemned the killing of seven soldiers in an attack…