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UN votes to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali after junta demands

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to immediately end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency.

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WATCH: Mali's record-breaking nonuplets celebrate second birthday

While they are not the first set of nonuplets to be born, they are the first to have survived after birth. They made history in 2021 for the most living births at once.

Germany

Germany confirms it will withdraw troops from UN Mali mission

Berlin says political and security conditions in Mali, which is run by a military junta, can no longer justify the deployment of 1,000 German peacekeepers

Russia

Who are Russia’s allies a year after Putin's invasion of Ukraine?

Since Russia’s leader ordered his troops into Ukraine, Moscow has been working hard to seek new strategic partners or to deepen existing relations.

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France completes withdrawal from Mali as last army unit pulls out

The last French troops have left Mali after an almost 10-year presence. It has had some 5,000 soldiers in the region since 2013 to fight against Islamist insurgents.

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France says it has captured a senior Islamic State figure in Mali

The French defence ministry has described it as "a new success" for Barkhane forces in the Sahel region.

France

French army accuses Russian mercenaries of staging burials in Mali

Satellite images purport to show soldiers covering bodies with sand near the Gossi military base.

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'Senior' al-Qaeda operative in Mali killed, French army says

The military operation "eliminated" Yahia Djouadi, who has been described as the group's "finance and logistics coordinator".

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Malians celebrate French retreat by burning EU flag

In Bamako, Malians celebrate France's departure by burning a European flag, with some demonstrators carrying placards with messages such as "Thanks Wagner" and "France is a terrorist nation"

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Macron denies Mali mission was a failure as French forces pull out

The French president said that without French intervention in 2013 Mali would have collapsed as a state.

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EU imposes sanctions on five Mali officials including PM Choguel Maïga

The bloc has accused Malian officials of blocking the transition from military to civilian rule.

Europe Decoded

EU's Takuba military taskforce in Sahel caught between France and Mali

Tensions between Paris and Bamako are having an impact on the deployment of European forces in the Sahel region.

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Mali's military junta announces expulsion of French ambassador

Mali's military jnta announces expulsion of French ambassador

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Denmark to withdraw troops from Mali after order from military leader

Mali's transitional government had said that the Danish troops did not have permission to be in the country.

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Mali orders Denmark to withdraw troops 'immediately' from Sahel region

Danish authorities say the soldiers were there on an "invitation" as part of European efforts to combat extremism.

Inspire Africa

Women's health at the heart of development in the Sahel {Inspire Africa}

On this episode of Inspire Africa, we hear stories from the SWEDD project in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali. Stories of Women and Girls Access to quality health care and health care professionals, husbands' and future husbands' clubs and more.

France

French aid worker slammed for returning to where she was taken hostage

"It is a form of irresponsibility with regard to her own security but also with regard to the security of our soldiers," said a spokesman for the French government.

Inspire Africa

Girls' education, a powerful lever for development in the Sahel

Keeping girls in school, fighting against early marriage and pregnancy and enabling female leadership through the SWEDD project. #strongertogether2021, #SWEDD #Sahelwomen @2021Campagne

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Protestors chanting and Taliban dancing

Afghans call for release of central bank assets and Taliban dancing to a different tune.

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Why did France backtrack and resume military cooperation with Mali?

Just one month after suspending bilateral cooperation with Mali, France said on Friday that it would resume joint military operations with Bamako after all. What are the reasons behind the reversal?