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Wagner Mercenaries Killed in Mali Attack by Al-Qaeda-Aligned Group
Published 4:30 PM ET, Sunday November 24, 2024 According to SITE Intelligence Group, seven Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group were killed in central Mali on Thursday, in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). The attack took place in a region heavily affected by the ...Niger hosts historic conference on the battle against neocolonialism in the Sahel
Heads of state of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali at the First Summit of the Alliance of Sahel States Published 11:55 AM ET, Friday November 22, 2024 Niamey: Ahead of the “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel” in Niamey, iNewsAfrica shares stories of Niger’s tenacity and resistance, ...Mali’s PM Choguel Maiga sacked after criticizing the Junta, cabinet dismissed
The head of the Malian junta, Assimi Goita. Published 10:40 AM ET, Thursday November 21, 2024 Bamako: Mali’s junta dismissed civilian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and the cabinet, just days after Maiga voiced a rare criticism of the military rulers. “The duties of the prime minister and the members ...Australian gold company confirms arrest of CEO, 2 executives in Mali, company’s shares plunge
Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File) Published 6:05 PM ET, Monday November 11, 2024 Bamako: The CEO and two executives of Australian gold mine Resolute in Mali have been arrested while in Bamako to discuss ...Al-Qaeda-linked group, JNIM claims it was behind Mali attack
SPONSORED September 17, 2024 | 11:43 AM ET | The Malian military government has reported that it thwarted a “terrorist” attack in the capital, adding the situation is “under control”. The army said on Tuesday that it was conducting a security sweep after fighting off gunmen who attacked a military ...Mali, Niger cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine over attack on Malian soldiers
Malian Transitional President Assimi Goïta in St. Petersburg, with President Vladimir Putin, July 29, 2023. A recent claim by a Ukrainian government official that the country helped Tuareg rebels to massacre Russian forces and Malian troops in Mali has led to diplomatic cutoffs by Mali and some neighboring countries. August ...