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Mali: Violent clash rocks Timbuktu with many casualtiesF

The Malian army said it had killed 19 jihadists in operations northeast of the capital Bamako that were supported by  European special forces. A statement by the armed forces chief of staff late Tuesday said operations in the Timbuktu, Segou, Mopti and Bandiagara...

Sahel: Senegalese President begs Germany to not abandon MaliF

Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday urged Germany to keep its troops in Mali, amid uncertainty over their future in the fragile Sahel country after France announced a military withdrawal. The call came at a news conference in Senegal's capital Dakar with German...

Sahel: Mali military junta rules out return to normal for at least five yearsF

Mali's lawmakers on Monday approved a plan allowing the military junta to rule for up to five years, AFP journalists said, despite regional sanctions imposed on the country over delayed elections. After staging a coup in the impoverished Sahel state in August 2020,...

Sahel: France announces troop withdrawal from Mali: ImplicationsF

What next for Mali as France plans military pullout? By Amaury Hauchard, with Laurent Lozano in Dakar France's announcement on Thursday that it will withdraw its military from Mali marks a profound shift in the balance of power in the Sahel. Allied forces from...

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