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# Mali

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September 2023
# Sahel pact
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso: Three military regimes sign mutual defence pact
All three countries have undergone coups since 2020, most recently Niger.
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Sep 17th 2023, 12:06 PM
# niger river
64 people killed after attacks on army base and passenger boat in northern Mali
The assaults were “claimed” by a group affiliated to Al-Qaeda.
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Sep 8th 2023, 7:59 AM
# Sahel coups
Coups d'état: How France's imperial legacy continues to influence West African politics
The military leaders in Niger have this week ordered the expulsion of the French ambassador Sylvain Itte despite his refusal to recognise the authority of the junta.
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Sep 2nd 2023, 6:30 AM
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2023
# the Sahel
UN peacekeeping force in Mali leaves base early over insecurity
Fighting has broken out between factions in Mali as nearby Niger and Burkina Faso are engulfed in conflict.
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Aug 13th 2023, 6:17 PM
# Sahel
DFA 'carefully monitoring' situation in Niger as European partners launch rescue mission
The unrest comes as Niger is the latest country in the African region of the Sahel to suffer a coup along with Mali and Burkina Faso.
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Aug 1st 2023, 4:16 PM
# Mali
UN Security Council ends Mali peacekeeping mission at government's insistence
The vote comes two weeks after Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop stunned the Security Council by calling the UN mission a “failure” .
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Jun 30th 2023, 4:59 PM
# Africa
Ireland 'substantially reduces' Defence Forces personnel on EU Mali training mission
Mali, along with Burkina Faso and Niger in the Sahel Region of Africa, is scene to a major Islamist insurgency in recent years.
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Mar 21st 2023, 3:44 PM
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2022
# Germany
Germany along with Irish troops suspends military operations in United Nations Mali mission
The Irish Army Ranger Wing will end its participation with German troops in Mali in September.
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Aug 12th 2022, 5:23 PM
# Africa
Mali suspends new personnel arrivals to UN peacekeeping mission - which includes Irish troops
MINSUMA is the mission in which the Army Ranger Wing is involved.
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Jul 14th 2022, 5:35 PM
# Mali
Sinn Féin TD accused of 'slur' against Irish Defence Forces' training work in Mali
The exchange between Simon Coveney and Deputy John Brady happened during a Defence and Foreign Affairs committee on peace keeping.
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Jun 30th 2022, 6:40 PM
# Peace missions
Government renews approval for Irish peacekeeping missions in Syria and Kosovo
Irish troops are based in the Golan Heights and the Kosovar capital Pristina in UN mandated operations.
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Jun 16th 2022, 6:30 AM
# Mali
Irish soldiers to stay in war-torn Mali for now despite French announcement of troop withdrawal
There are 34 Irish troops in Mali at present.
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Feb 19th 2022, 12:10 AM
# All Square
Gambia score late equaliser penalty against Mali as both sides look set to progress at AFCON
Ibrahima Kone put Mali in front before Musa Barrow drew the sides level in the 90th minute.
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Jan 16th 2022, 3:39 PM
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# Mali
French defence minister warns Mali against Russian 'mercenary' firm
France has deployed troops to Mali and the general Sahel area to fight Jihadist groups.
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Sep 21st 2021, 7:27 AM
# military coup
Coveney calls for immediate release of Mali president and prime minister after sacking by army strongman
The country’s president and prime minister have been detained by the military, after a coup was carried out last August.
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May 25th 2021, 9:20 PM
# new elections
Mali president resigns after military coup
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s government had been beset by months of protests.
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Aug 19th 2020, 8:26 AM
# Kati
Mali’s president and prime minister held by mutinous troops
Earlier, soldiers in the garrison town of Kati took up arms and detained senior military officers.
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Aug 18th 2020, 9:49 PM
# Mali
Al-Qaeda's chief in north Africa killed, says French defence minister
Abdelmalek Droukdel was the leader of al-Qaeda in north Africa.
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Jun 5th 2020, 10:09 PM
# MINUSMA
Three Irish soldiers injured in Mali after device explodes near convoy
The soldiers were injured around 900km north-east of the capital Bamako.
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Feb 25th 2020, 6:18 PM
# MINUSMA
Army Ranger Wing prepares for deployment to UN mission in 'hostile environment' of Mali
The mission has been described as the most dangerous UN peacekeeping mission in the world.
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Aug 26th 2019, 7:22 AM
# Going through
Zaha goal takes Ivory Coast through to quarter-finals of African Cup of Nations
The Crystal Palace star, who is being linked with a move to Arsenal, scored a decisive goal on Monday.
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Jul 8th 2019, 7:07 PM
# Army ranger Wing
Dáil approval to send Ireland's Army Ranger Wing to Mali
The mission has been described as the most dangerous UN peacekeeping mission in the world.
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Jun 20th 2019, 10:55 PM
# Dogon
38 dead in attacks on two Mali villages
A vote on Irish troops participating in a UN mission in Mali is due to take place in the Dáil on Thursday.
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Jun 19th 2019, 7:17 AM
# Explainer
What's behind the violence in Mali and why does the Government want to send elite Defence Forces members there?
This week, Cabinet approved a proposal to send troops abroad for peacekeeping duties.
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Jun 15th 2019, 9:00 AM
# Defence Forces
Cabinet approves proposal to deploy Defence Forces personnel to UN mission in Mali
The approval comes after nearly 100 people were killed in recent days in a deadly massacre in the country.
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Jun 11th 2019, 7:44 PM
# Massacre
'Murderous attack': Nearly 100 people killed and 19 missing in latest massacre in Mali
There are currently 20 Irish Defence Forces personnel deployed to the EU Training Mission in Mali.
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Jun 10th 2019, 8:32 PM
# Peacekeeping
Cabinet to hear proposal to send Army Ranger Wing to Mali
If approved this would be the first deployment of the ARW overseas in their special forces role since their deployment to Chad in 2008.
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Jun 9th 2019, 11:28 AM
# Defence Forces
Massacre of 160 people in Mali 'underlines need for international presence', Dept Defence says
There are currently 20 Irish Defence Forces personnel deployed to the EU Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali.
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Apr 1st 2019, 9:24 AM
# Defence Forces
Irish Defence Forces mission in Mali extended by 12 months
Serious consideration is being given to sending a small contingent of the Irish Army Ranger Wing to Mali.
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Feb 26th 2019, 8:00 PM
# Mali
Varadkar to travel to Mali today to meet with Irish Defence Forces serving abroad
Varadkar will be accompanied by Minister of State with responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe.
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Jan 6th 2019, 7:00 AM
# Mali
Armed hunters 'surrounded the village, separated the people and killed 32 in cold blood'
Violence has increased over the past three years in central Mali in disputes over access to land and water.
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Jun 24th 2018, 6:01 PM
# Irish Soldiers
Two Defence Forces members located after terror attack at Mali hotel
Two EU workers were killed in the attack on a hotel on the edge of the capital Bamako.
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Jun 19th 2017, 2:00 PM
# Good Samaritan
Controversial PSG defender Aurier praised for 'saving the life' of opponent
The Ivorian has been commended for helping Mali’s Moussa Doumbia, who was knocked out during their recent international match.
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Oct 12th 2016, 6:17 PM
# Mali
Irish Defence Forces members safe after armed men storm hotel
Four gunmen attacked a training base in Mali, one was shot dead.
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Mar 21st 2016, 11:06 PM
# Ansar Dine
Australian couple in their 80s kidnapped by African Islamist group
The couple have lived in Burkina Faso for over 40 years.
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Jan 17th 2016, 8:11 AM
# Mali
Three people, including two UN peacekeepers, killed in attack by suspected Islamist militants
A further 20 people were injured in the pre-dawn attack, four seriously.
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Nov 28th 2015, 3:26 PM
Voices
Are we willing to risk Irish lives by sending troops to Mali or Lebanon?
Minister Simon Coveney must address the potential dangers involved in sending Irish soldiers to replace French forces, Ryan McCarrel writes.
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Nov 25th 2015, 5:00 PM
# Mali
Jihadi group names attackers responsible for deadly hotel siege in Mali
Two separate organisations have now claimed responsibility for the attack on the luxury Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 11:29 AM
# special forces storm
Al-Qaeda linked group kills 27 after nine-hour Mali hotel siege
An Al-Qaeda-affiliated group is reportedly claiming responsibility.
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Nov 20th 2015, 11:03 PM
# causalities of war
Here are some of the heritage sites Islamic State have blown up so far
This week the terrorist group destroyed a 2,000 year old temple — but it’s not its first time.
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Sep 6th 2015, 9:45 AM
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