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Putin urges for 'peaceful resolution' in Niger after military coup in telephonic call with Mali's President
1 year, 4 months ago

Putin urges for 'peaceful resolution' in Niger after military coup in telephonic call with Mali's President

India TV News  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged for a 'peaceful resolution' to the ongoing political pandemonium in Niger following a military coup, in a telephonic call with Mali's interim President Assimi Goita, TASS news agency reports. Notably, the July 26 coup, in which mutinous soldiers ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and installed Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani as head of state, adds another …

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Mali’s top diplomat demands UN peacekeepers leave the country after more than 10 years
1 year, 6 months ago

Mali’s top diplomat demands UN peacekeepers leave the country after more than 10 years

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s top diplomat demanded Friday that U.N. peacekeepers who have been in this West African country grappling with an Islamic insurgency for more than a decade leave immediately, claiming they had failed in their mission. He said the mission has not “been able to adequately respond to the security situation in Mali” and that its “future outlook …

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Western countries pile pressure on Mali over Wagner presence
1 year, 7 months ago

Western countries pile pressure on Mali over Wagner presence

Al Jazeera  

Questions are raised at a UN human rights meeting about the role of the Russian private military contractor. Western countries have raised concerns at a United Nations human rights meeting over the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group’s activities in Mali, including an alleged role in the killings of civilians. “We are particularly concerned by the presence and actions of …

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Vote for Good 'Malis' Who Will Watch Over Your Garden; Don't Vote on Emotions: Nadda in Himachal
2 years, 1 month ago

Vote for Good 'Malis' Who Will Watch Over Your Garden; Don't Vote on Emotions: Nadda in Himachal

News 18  

BJP president J P Nadda urged the voters of Himachal Pradesh on Monday to exercise their franchise in the November 12 Assembly polls with their future in mind and not on the basis of emotions, urging them to opt for good “malis” to watch over their gardens. Noting that Singh remained a good “chowkidar” to safeguard people’s interests even though …

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Russia-West tensions inflame UN debate on Mali peacekeepers
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-West tensions inflame UN debate on Mali peacekeepers

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Tensions between Russia and the West are aggravating talks about the future of one of the United Nations’ biggest and most perilous peacekeeping operations, the force sent to help Mali resist a decade-long Islamic extremist insurgency. In Mali, Human Rights Watch has accused Russian fighters and Mali’s army of killing hundreds of mostly civilian men in the …

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ECOWAS unhappy with Mali’s 24-month transition decision
2 years, 6 months ago

ECOWAS unhappy with Mali’s 24-month transition decision

Al Jazeera  

Heads of state from ECOWAS member countries have agreed not to lift sanctions against Mali unless the government proposes a shorter transition. The Economic Community of West African States says it regrets a decision by Mali’s interim government to delay the return to civilian rule by 24 months while negotiations between the two sides were ongoing. “ECOWAS regrets that while …

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Mali ‘ruling nothing out’ amid strained France relations
2 years, 10 months ago

Mali ‘ruling nothing out’ amid strained France relations

Al Jazeera  

Question of French troops leaving country ‘is not on the table for the moment’, Malian foreign minister says. Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has said the country’s military-dominated government was “ruling nothing out” regarding its relations with France, amid fraught tensions between the two countries. Diop’s intervention came after French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told media earlier on Friday …

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Denmark pulls troops from Mali as military gov’t swipes at France
2 years, 10 months ago

Denmark pulls troops from Mali as military gov’t swipes at France

Al Jazeera  

The decision comes amid rising tensions after several countries imposed sanctions on Mali for failing to organise elections following two military coups. The decision comes amid tensions between Mali and its international partners, including regional bodies and the European Union, that have sanctioned Mali after the military government failed to organise elections following two coups. “We can see that the …

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Mali military leader asks for end to ECOWAS economic sanctions
4 years, 3 months ago

Mali military leader asks for end to ECOWAS economic sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Restrictions by 15 African countries were imposed after Malian military officers removed President Keita. Mali’s military government chief has demanded an end to potentially crippling economic sanctions imposed after last month’s coup in the country. The 15-nation West Africa bloc ECOWAS shuttered Mali’s borders and imposed trade restrictions after Malian military officers deposed Keita on August 18. Last week, the …

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EU freezes missions training Malian army and police after coup
4 years, 3 months ago

EU freezes missions training Malian army and police after coup

Al Jazeera  

EU official says missions in Mali have been frozen as they were designed to support ‘legitimate national authorities’. The European Union has suspended its training missions in Mali after a military coup last week removed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from power, according to bloc officials. The two missions training Mali’s army and police as part of international efforts to stabilise …

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Explainer: What has caused Mali’s political unrest?
4 years, 4 months ago

Explainer: What has caused Mali’s political unrest?

Al Jazeera  

Months of protests calling for the president’s resignation have preceded recent reports of an apparent military mutiny. The so-called opposition June 5 Movement also accuses Keita of allowing Mali’s economy to collapse and of mishandling a spiralling security situation in the northern and central regions that has entangled regional and international governments, as well as a United Nations mission that …

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