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Mali: French Military Operations Face Growing Resistance
DW, 22 January 2021
The French anti-terror mission Barkhane is losing support in Mali, as reflected in recent protests in the capital, Bamako. Attitudes to the former colonial power are ambivalent… Read more »
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West Africa: France's Macron Holds Meeting With Mali's Interim Leader Ahead of G5 Sahel
RFI, 27 January 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron has met with Mali's interim leader on Wednesday to discuss joint security operations in the region amid a rise in jihadist attacks. This comes on… Read more »
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Mali: Peacekeepers Under Attack Again - One Egyptian 'Blue Helmet' Dies, Another Seriously Injured
UN News, 16 January 2021
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy that left a 'blue helmet' from Egypt dead,… Read more »
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Mali: Peace Agreements Signed in Central Mali
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, 28 January 2021
The Fulani and Dogon communities have signed three peace agreements with humanitarian objectives on 12, 22 and 24 January 2021. Through these agreements, the communities further… Read more »
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Mali: Mali in Transition - UN Peacekeeping Chief Takes Stock of Political and Security Developments
UN News, 22 January 2021
Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN peacekeeping chief concluded a visit to the restive northwest African… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jonathan Confident Mali Will Meet Return to Civil Rule Deadline
This Day, 15 January 2021
After two days of meetings with Malian political and civil society figures, the mediator for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former president, Dr. Goodluck… Read more »
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Mali: Transition Presents Opportunity to Break 'Vicious Circle of Political Crises'
UN News, 13 January 2021
The current political transition period in Mali offers an opportunity to "break out of the vicious circle of political crises followed by coups d'état", the UN envoy in the… Read more »