Plusieurs dizaines de personnes ont manifesté vendredi à Bamako pour réclamer le départ des soldats français du Mali, a constaté un correspondant de l’AFP. La France, intervenue militairement en janvier 2013 pour aider l’armée malienne
À Bamako, une manifestation contre les troupes étrangères au Mali
À l’appel de plusieurs associations maliennes, quelques dizaines de Maliens se sont réunis vendredi à Bamako pour dénoncer l’insécurité dans le centre et le nord du Mali, ainsi que l’action des troupes étrangères sur place.
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YEMEN Saudi Arabia announced what it called an “initiative to end the Yemeni crisis”. But the announcement was less a new initiative than a statement of the Saudis’ pre-existing bargaining position with the Huthis, specifically
Niger mourns 137 victims after deadliest attack in recent memory
Flags flew at half-staff and Koranic verses played on state media on Tuesday as Niger began observing three days of national mourning for the 137 victims of coordinated raids on villages in the southwest. The
Displaced Mozambicans Optimistic About US Support for Counterinsurgency Efforts
Mozambicans who have been forced from their homes because of the ongoing conflict in the northern part of their country say Washington’s pledge to train Mozambican security forces brings a glimmer of hope that their
17 Dead in East DR Congo Attacks Blamed on ADF Militia
At least 17 people have been killed in separate attacks by the notorious ADF militia in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local officials said on Wednesday. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) —
Mali: polémique autour d’une frappe de la force Barkhane vers Talataye
Selon des élus locaux, six jeunes maliens ont été tués, jeudi 25 mars, dans le nord-est du pays lors d’une frappe décrite par la force française Barkhane comme visant des jihadistes. Les notables locaux parlent
Strike Kills Six in Mali in Disputed Circumstances
Six people were killed in northeastern Mali on Thursday in disputed circumstances, with French forces saying a strike targeted jihadists and local residents alleging those left dead were young hunters. It was the second time
IS Claims Attack Against Mali Army That Killed 33 Soldiers Last Monday
The ambush is the deadliest jihadist attack on the country’s army so far this year. The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against the Malian army almost a week earlier
Islamic State kills hundreds in massacres across the Sahel
Fighters from the Islamic State’s local wing, commonly referred to as the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), have reportedly perpetrated a series of recent massacres across the Sahel. Almost 300 people are believed