Boost for Wagner as Mali shuns UN troops, but at what cost? - BBC
WEBJun 30, 2023 · Mali's military ruler Colonel Assimi Goïta - who seized power in a coup in August 2020 - has been demanding that the UN force, known as Minusma, take on a much more aggressive anti-terrorist role ...
Crisis in Mali: What you need to know and how to help
WEBMali ranks on the IRC’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist as dual security and economic crises drive civilian harm and humanitarian needs. The fight for control over territory between the central government and nonstate armed groups is putting civilians in direct danger. The conflict drives forced displacement, deepens poverty and amplifies the ...
ISIL doubled territory it controls in Mali in less than a year: UN ...
WEBAug 27, 2023 · The armed group ISIL (ISIS) has almost doubled its territory in Mali in less than a year, United Nations experts have said in a new report. The stalled implementation of a peace deal and sustained ...
Mali: At least 49 civilians reported dead in attack on river boat - BBC
WEBSep 8, 2023 · Mali has been under the control of a military junta since 2020. There was huge popular support for the junta when it seized power after mass protests against then-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
Mali heatwave: Ice becomes a hot commodity as temperatures …
WEBApr 27, 2024 · Soumaïla Maïga says the unbearable heat is affecting his health. Since March, temperatures have soared above 48C in parts of Mali, killing more than 100 people. Most vulnerable are the elderly ...
Mali army seizes key rebel northern stronghold Kidal - BBC
WEBNov 14, 2023 · Mali's army has seized Kidal, a key town in the country's north that the ethnic Tuareg rebels have held for nearly a decade. Kidal has been a bastion for an ethnic Tuareg rebel group at the centre ...
UN ends peacekeeping mission in Mali, US blames Russia's Wagner
WEBJun 30, 2023 · Mali has struggled to stem the Islamist insurgency that took root following an uprising in 2012. The Security Council deployed MINUSMA in 2013 to support foreign and local efforts to restore ...
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, …
WEBDec 11, 2023 · The U.N. effort in Mali has been the deadliest peacekeeping mission in the world, with more than 300 personnel killed. Landlocked Mali has struggled to contain an Islamic extremist insurgency since 2012. Extremist rebels were forced from power in northern cities the following year with the help of a French-led military operation.
The struggle for control in Mali's restive north – DW – 02/29/2024
WEB02/29/2024. The conquest of Kidal was a success for Mali's military regime — but the north is still far from under control. Bamako is pursuing a tough military course, but jihadists and rebels ...
Mali kills IS commander blamed for US deaths - state TV - BBC
WEBApr 30, 2024 · State TV in Mali says a senior Islamic State commander who had a $5m (£4m) US bounty on his head has been killed by a force including troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Abu Huzeifa had ...
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