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Twenty wounded in northern Mali rocket attack on UN base
Six peacekeepers were seriously wounded in the attack on the base in the town of Tessalit in the Kidal region, spokesperson Olivier Salgado told Reuters.
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Black boxes from crashed helicopters found in Mali - French army
The crash occurred on Monday during an operation against jihadists in the restive region.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for killing 30 Malian soldiers
Dozens of other soldiers were wounded in the ambush on Monday in Tabankort, in Mali’s Gao region, the army said.
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Mali army says 24 soldiers, 17 militants killed in attack on northern patrol
The Malian patrol attacked on Monday was in Tabankort, Gao region, while on a joint operation with Niger against militants operating near the border.
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UN says 2.4 million people need urgent food aid across Burkina, Mali and Niger
UN's World Food Programme (WFP) Herve Verhoosel said some 20 million people were living in conflict-affected areas across the region, nit by violent clashes involving a range of armed groups.
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Mali says 54 killed in militant attack on army post
The attack is one of the deadliest strikes against the West African country’s military in recent memory.
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Mali army says it killed 50 militants, freed soldiers in counter-attack
Unidentified assailants killed 38 soldiers during the 30 September attacks, among the heaviest losses for Mali’s army this year as it struggles to repel increasingly brazen raids by militant groups, some with links to al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
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Six killed in Mali attack on pro-government forces
Four more people were missing after the attack in Aguelhok, an alliance of pro-government forces calling itself Platform of the June 2014 Movements said.
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Al-Qaeda affiliate claims deadly attack on Malian army
Thirty-eight soldiers were killed during attacks in some of the worst violence seen against the army this year.
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Here’s how to make Africa’s aviation industry soar
While it is evident that aviation in Africa has the potential to fuel economic growth, several barriers exist.
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15 dead in Mali building collapse
Twenty-six people were rescued alive from the partially occupied building after it collapsed just before dawn.
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Mali aims to save $50 million by striking 13,000 'ghost' workers off payroll
The ghost workers were mostly workers who either died or left to go and work for international organisations.
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Five UN soldiers killed in central Mali attack
Militants have staged a series of high profile attacks in the past year, mainly in the north of the country.
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EXPLAINER: What is going on in Mali?
Paul Jackson looks at the difficulties in maintaining peace in the country.
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'All countries in Africa are vulnerable to terror attacks'
State Security says every South African citizen must be vigilant & report any suspicious behaviour.
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France continues to help fight terrorism in Mali
In the latest attack, at least 21 people were killed in the former French colony's capital on Friday.
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Mali in mourning after hotel siege
The three day mourning period comes after two gunmen gained access to a hotel and killed guests.
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Mali declares state of emergency
A 30-day state of emergency has been declared by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita after the attack.
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Reports: 18 bodies recovered in Mali, all hostages freed
There are no more hostages following the saga which played out at a luxury hotel in the capital, Bamako.
