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Mali and Burkina Faso Announce Reciprocal Travel Ban on US
[ad_1] BAMAKO, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on U.S. citizens in response to…
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Jihadists’ Fuel Blockade Poses Biggest Threat Yet to Mali’s Military Rulers
[ad_1] DAKAR/BAMAKO (Reuters) -A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the…
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Mali to Impose Reciprocal Visa Bond Requirement for US Nationals
[ad_1] (Reuters) -Mali has announced it will require U.S. nationals to post bonds of up to $10,000 for business and tourist visas, after the…
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‘Business is at a standstill’ – Mali jihadists’ fuel blockade hits the capital
[ad_1] 'Business is at a standstill' – Mali jihadists' fuel blockade hits the capital [ad_2] Source link
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Russia’s Ambitious Plans in Africa Are Unraveling
[ad_1] Russia, not long ago a rising military force in Africa, is now struggling to maintain its footprint on the continent. The Kremlin’s new…
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Trucks set ablaze as militants block key Senegal-Mali trade route
[ad_1] Mali’s military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by Islamist militants on major highways where lorry drivers have been facing…
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Wagner still waging secret war earning £8m-a-month to massacre civilians
[ad_1] RUSSIA’S Wagner mercenaries are still waging a secret war earning £8million a month to reign terror for brutal warlords in Mali. It’s a…
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Russia’s Wagner troops are back on the battlefield, Ukraine says
[ad_1] KYIV — Mercenaries from the Russian Wagner Group are back fighting on the front line in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian military official told…
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France withdraws troops from Niger
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that French troops would be withdrawn from Niger in the next couple of months, in the wake…
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Gabon coup attempt sees military chiefs declare election results
[ad_1] A group of high-ranking military officers in the West African nation of Gabon announced on public television Wednesday that they were “putting an…
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Niger coup leader gets support on the streets, with Russian flags waving, and from other post-coup regimes
[ad_1] Johannesburg — Hundreds of people joined demonstrations in Niger’s capital city of Niamey on Thursday, protesting against sanctions imposed on the country by…
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A Niger coup leader meets with Wagner-allied junta in Mali | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — General Salifou Mody, one of the Niger officers who seized power in a military coup last week, visited Mali on Wednesday,…
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Niger coup leaves France, US exposed in West Africa
[ad_1] PARIS — An ongoing military coup in Niger is threatening to destabilize one of the last Western allies in Africa’s Sahel region. On…
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UK accidentally sent military emails meant for US to Russian ally
[ad_1] British authorities have launched an investigation after officials mistakenly sent emails meant for U.S. military intelligence to the government in Mali, a Russian…
Politics
Wagner troops won’t go back to fight in Ukraine, Prigozhin says
[ad_1] Troops from Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group, who are relocating to Belarus following last month’s aborted mutiny, will not go back to fight in…
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Why Putin should worry his propaganda machine broke down
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Vladimir Putin had an iron grip on Russians’ views of the world.…
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Gaming out Russia’s future
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. All eyes are on Moscow — but no one knows what they’re…
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The planet’s burning. Can the Global South save it?
[ad_1] Climate change headlines are rarely positive, but even against that yardstick, the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) latest global warming predictions unveiled in mid-May…
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Will a new constitution in Mali lead the way to civilian rule?
[ad_1] Video Duration 27 minutes 50 seconds 27:50 Mali’s military rulers are proposing changes to its constitution, which would reinforce presidential powers. It is…
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Malian president’s chief of staff, three others killed in ambush
[ad_1] Rebels linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL have been active in parts of Mali and the Sahel for more than a decade now. The…