Tag: Mali
Malians to vote next February
Mali will hold legislative and presidential elections on February 27 next year to restore a democratic government after last year's military coup, the transitional...
Leader of Mali’s rebel alliance CMA dies from gunshot wounds
The leader of Mali’s Tuareg-led rebel alliance has died from gunshot wounds sustained in an attack by unidentified gunmen outside his home on Tuesday,...
ISS: Women at the heart of Boko Haram and katiba Macina
Whether voluntary or forced, women play a central role in the operations of violent extremist groups.
Women play complex and nuanced roles in violent extremism...
British Long Range Reconnaissance Group Completes Deterrence Operation in Mali
British troops have returned from a successful month-long operation to conducting deep reconnaissance and deterring terrorist groups in Mali.
The Long Range Recce Group (Mali)...
First-ever West Africa Joint Operations exercise a good step towards prosecuting...
The US Bureau of Diplomatic Security held the first-ever West Africa Joint Operations regional exercise on 29 March 2021.
The exercise was aimed at connecting...
UN says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali attack
The United Nations mission in Mali said on Friday that four peacekeepers were killed and several others injured in an attack on its base...
France faces rising calls to investigate Mali air strike
France faced mounting calls from rights groups on Thursday to open an investigation into an air strike by its forces in Mali that a...
ISS: How Western Mali could become a gold mine for terrorists
A flourishing gold mining economy in Kayes offers violent extremist groups an opportunity to expand their membership and reach.
On 9 April 2020, al-Qaeda-affiliated groups...
French air strike killed 19 civilians at Mali wedding party, UN...
A French air strike in January killed 19 civilians and three armed men at a wedding in the remote desert of central Mali, United...
Northern Mali officials say French strike killed civilians, France denies
Local officials in northern Mali accused France’s army on Friday of killing six civilians in an airstrike, but French forces said they had hit...
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Joint Standing Committee on Defence shows short memory span
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) publicly acknowledged the “exceptional leadership” of outgoing SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Solly Shoke last...
