Tag: Mali
4 UN peacekeepers killed in north Mali
BAMAKO, Mali — Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an attack by jihadists on their camp in Aguelhok in northern Mali, the U.N....
Remains in Mali identified as kidnapped Swiss missionary
BAMAKO, Mali — The body of a Swiss woman who was held hostage for more than five years by an extremist Islamic group in...
France rejects UN report its forces targeted Mali wedding
PARIS — The French Defense Ministry on Tuesday categorically rejected that its forces in Mali attacked and killed civilians attending a village wedding fete...
ICC holds reparations ceremony for Timbuktu mausoleums
BAMAKO, Mali — The International Criminal Court made a symbolic reparations payment of 1 euro to Malian officials on Tuesday, after paying for the...
Chad disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying
CAIRO — Chad was disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday because the country's government dissolved the soccer federation.
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Canary Islands: 2-year-old rescued from migrant boat dies
BARCELONA, Spain — A 2-year-old girl from Mali who was rescued from a migrant boat near Spain’s Canary Islands and hospitalized in critical condition...
Jihadists on motorbikes ambush Mali’s military, 33 killed
BAMAKO, Mali — About 100 suspected Islamic extremists on motorcycles ambushed the Malian military convoy in the country's volatile north, killing at least 33...
Ex-Mali coup leader won’t stand trial for 2012 killings
BAMAKO, Mali — The man who overthrew Mali’s president in 2012, former Gen. Amadou Haya Sanogo, will no longer stand trial on charges he...
UK urges UN resolution for pause in conflicts for virus jabs
UNITED NATIONS — Britain circulated a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday demanding that all warring parties immediately institute a “sustained...
France, West African leaders discuss fighting extremism
PARIS — French and West African heads of state began a two-day summit Monday on the fight against Islamic extremists in Africa’s Sahel region,...
