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Nine dead as UN bases come under twin attack in Mali

GunmenattackedtwoUnitedNationsbasesinMalionMonday,killingapeacekeeper,acontractorandsevenMalians,theUNsaid,inthelatestattacksonitspresenceinthecountry.Thepeacek

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Mali acquires Dutch dogs to help in fight against Ivory trade

Mali’swildlifeauthoritieshaveacquiredDutchdogstohelpinthefightagainstillegalivorytrade,thelatestadditionstothefightagainstelephantpoachinginthecountry.Thedogsar

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France to support new force fighting East Africa extremism, says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron met in Mali on Sunday with heads of state from five countries across Africa’s Sahel region to support a new 5,000-strong multinational force to fight against armed groups in the area, Reuters reported.

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France to support new force fighting East Africa extremism, says Macron

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronmetinMalionSundaywithheadsofstatefromfivecountriesacrossAfrica’sSahelregiontosupportanew5,000-strongmultinationalforcetofightagains

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Gunmen attack resort outside Mali's capital, two dead

AtleasttwopeoplewerekilledinanattackbygunmenonSundayataluxuryresortoutsideMali'scapitalBamakopopularwithWesternexpatriates,thesecurityministrysaid,but36guestsha

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Mali: three UN peacekeepers die in attack by Al-Qaida affiliate

JihadistslaunchedanattackonaUnitedNationscampinnorthernMali,killingthreepeacekeepersfromthewestAfricannationofGuineaandwoundingseveralothers,officialssaidFriday

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EU pledges over 50 million dollars for a new African force

TheEuropeanUnionhasagreedtogivemorethan50millioneuros(56,077,750USD)tofundanewAfricanjointmilitaryforceintheSahelregion,reportsEURACTIV.ThefundswillhelpanAfrica

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Chinese peacekeepers contribute to Mali's peace, development, says former PM

Mali's former prime minister Moussa Mara said Chinese peacekeepers under the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were more than bringing peace to the West African country.

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Chinese military team dispatched to Mali

The Chinese military sent a specialist medical team to Mali on Thursday to join Chinese peacekeepers there and help deal with casualties from a Tuesday terrorist attack.

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Chinese blue helmets help guard Mali's peace

Terrorist attacks against the UN peacekeepers in Mali, which left one Chinese blue helmet died, have outraged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and led to strong condemnation from China.

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UN works to strengthen capacities of peacekeeping mission in Mali

​The UN Security Council will be working on recommendations on capacity building for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali as well as increasing its troop levels, French Ambassador to the UN Francois Delattre said here on Wednesday.

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UN peacekeeper in Mali killed in attack

​A Chinese member of a United Nations (UN)mission in Mali was killed and four other Chinese peacekeepers were injured in an attack on UN peacekeepers, China's Embassy in Mali said Wednesday.

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U.S. Embassy in Mali allows non-emergency personnel to leave

The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that non-emergency personnel and eligible family members from the U.S. Embassy in Mali could now choose to leave the country as risk of terror attacks remains.

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UN warns of missing Ebola response target in parts of West Africa

​The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of missing Ebola response targets in some areas of West Africa amid two new confirmed cases in Mali.

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U.S. adds travelers from Mali to enhanced Ebola screening list

​The U.S. government announced Sunday it will add Mali to the list of Ebola-affected countries for which enhanced screening and monitoring measures will be taken.

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UN Security Council appeals to Mali factions to reach peace deal

​The UN Security Council on Friday called on Mali's warring parties "to engage in good faith and in the spirit of compromise" towards a comprehensive and inclusive peace deal as they are set to resume peace talks in Algeria.

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UN Security Council slams deadly attacks on blue helmets in Mali

​The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned "in the strongest terms" the targeted attack against an United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) camp in Kidal, Mali, earlier in the day, in which one Senegalese peacekeeper was killed.