Mali: Two UN Peacekeepers Killed
The United Nations says two U.N. peacekeepers from Sri Lanka were killed when their convoy hit a land mine in the West African nation of Mali. A spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said six other…
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Mali: Al-Qaida-linked jihadists kill 10 UN peacekeepers
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked jihadists carried out one of the deadliest attacks on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in months, killing 10 peacekeepers and wounding at least 25 in northern Mali, the U.N. said…
Mali: Attack on village kills 37 in ethnic violence
Mali’s government said that armed men attacked a central village, killing 37 civilians, in what appeared to be ethnic violence. State television broadcast a government announcement that men dressed as Dozo hunters attacked Kouloghon village…
Mali: Seven Arrested in Killing of 37
BAMAKO, MALI — Seven people were arrested in central Mali Wednesday, the day after 37 civilians were killed when armed men attacked a village in the region in the latest clash between warring communities, the government…
France: Malian ‘Spider-Man’ Joins Paris Fire Department
The immigrant from Mali, dubbed “Spider-Man” after he scaled a Paris apartment building to save a young boy dangling from a balcony, has begun working for the city’s fire department. Mamoudou Gassama, 22, captured international…
African Leaders Talk Security With French President
NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA — African heads of state have pledged to coordinate efforts to improve the continent’s security and defeat jihadist organizations, particularly in Nigeria and the Sahel region, during talks Monday at the 31st African…
Mali: Suspected Jihadists Kill 40 Civilians in Northeastern Mali
BAMAKO, MALI — A governor in Mali said Saturday that suspected jihadists had killed at least 40 civilians in two attacks near the country’s border with Niger, where attacks have increased in the past year….
Malian, French, Troops Kill 30 Insurgents in Gun Battle
PARIS — French and Malian troops killed about 30 Islamist insurgents during a gunbattle in a region near the border with Niger, where Islamic State are known to be active, the French army said on…
Libya: Thousands of African Migrants Detained to be Repatriated
An airlift is under way to repatriate some 15,000 African migrants, who are being held in abusive detention conditions in Libya. The International Organization for Migration says it expects to complete the operation before the…
USA: Donald Trump to Soldier’s Widow ‘He knew what he signed up for’
President Trump on Tuesday spoke to the families of four soldiers who were killed during an ambush in Niger earlier this month. The calls came after Trump was criticized for not immediately making a public…