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Mali in presidential runoff overshadowed by security crisis
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Mali in presidential runoff overshadowed by security crisis

  Malians were called to the ballot box on Sunday for a presidential runoff likely to see Ibrahim Boubacar Keita…
Violence mars Mali presidential election
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Violence mars Mali presidential election

  Malians voted Sunday in a crucial presidential election as attacks disrupted polling in areas already beset by deadly ethnic…
Mali goes to polls after five years of jihad, insecurity
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Mali goes to polls after five years of jihad, insecurity

  Malians began voting on Sunday to decide whether or not to give President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita a second term,…
France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa
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France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa

Presidents, princes and diplomats are coming to Paris on Wednesday to breathe life into a young African military force that…
At least 17 killed in gold mine dispute on Mali-Guinea border
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At least 17 killed in gold mine dispute on Mali-Guinea border

A two-day skirmish between Guinean and Malian villagers over control of a gold mine that straddles the countries’ joint border…
Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu
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Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu

Malian and French troops have arrested a close associate of a preacher whose jihadist group has claimed dozens of attacks…
Mali forces kill five militants involved in hotel attack: minister
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Mali forces kill five militants involved in hotel attack: minister

Malian security forces have killed five militants involved in an attack at the weekend on a luxury resort popular with…
Macron heads to Mali to reaffirm French commitment to battle jihadists
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Macron heads to Mali to reaffirm French commitment to battle jihadists

French President Emmanuel Macron undertakes his first trip as commander-in-chief on Friday when he meets troops fighting Islamist militants in…
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
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UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic

Sexual violence is increasingly being used as “a tactic of terrorism” from Iraq, Syria and Yemen in the Middle East…
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
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Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks

Mali's National Assembly has voted to extend a state of emergency by six months in a bid to quell an…
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