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Wednesday 30 September 2020
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s government had been beset by months of protests.
Earlier, soldiers in the garrison town of Kati took up arms and detained senior military officers.
Abdelmalek Droukdel was the leader of al-Qaeda in north Africa.
The soldiers were injured around 900km north-east of the capital Bamako.
The mission has been described as the most dangerous UN peacekeeping mission in the world.
The Crystal Palace star, who is being linked with a move to Arsenal, scored a decisive goal on Monday.
The mission has been described as the most dangerous UN peacekeeping mission in the world.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
A vote on Irish troops participating in a UN mission in Mali is due to take place in the Dáil on Thursday.
This week, Cabinet approved a proposal to send troops abroad for peacekeeping duties.
The approval comes after nearly 100 people were killed in recent days in a deadly massacre in the country.
There are currently 20 Irish Defence Forces personnel deployed to the EU Training Mission in 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.
There are currently 20 Irish Defence Forces personnel deployed to the EU Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali.
Serious consideration is being given to sending a small contingent of the Irish Army Ranger Wing to Mali.
Varadkar will be accompanied by Minister of State with responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe.
Violence has increased over the past three years in central Mali in disputes over access to land and water.
Two EU workers were killed in the attack on a hotel on the edge of the capital Bamako.
The Ivorian has been commended for helping Mali’s Moussa Doumbia, who was knocked out during their recent international match.
Four gunmen attacked a training base in Mali, one was shot dead.
The couple have lived in Burkina Faso for over 40 years.
A further 20 people were injured in the pre-dawn attack, four seriously.
Minister Simon Coveney must address the potential dangers involved in sending Irish soldiers to replace French forces, Ryan McCarrel writes.
Two separate organisations have now claimed responsibility for the attack on the luxury Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako.
An Al-Qaeda-affiliated group is reportedly claiming responsibility.
This week the terrorist group destroyed a 2,000 year old temple — but it’s not its first time.
“The killer came here because there were foreigners. He wanted to kill foreigners, that’s for sure,” a waiter at the club said.
The Mbera refugee camp is home to 50,000 people – most of them from northern Mali, a country torn apart by civil war.
The girl had recently returned to Mali from neighbouring Guinea.
The wreckage of the plane has been located 50km north of the Burkina Faso border in Mali’s Gossi region.
France will send a military unit to secure the wreckage.
Members of the Defence Forces who are serving in Syria, Lebanon and Mali have sent messages home to their families.
Read messages to loved ones from those in some of the smaller overseas missions (where you may not even realise we have troops posted).
The violence comes with Malians due to vote on Sunday in a second round of parliamentary polls.
Everyone’s talking about remains found in Meath, Roy Keane and the property tax deadline.
The journalists had recently interviewed a rebel leader in the country.
The four men were kidnapped in 2010 by the North African wing of al-Qaida.
The money will be used to help refugees and internally-displaced citizens of the west African country.
The election is seen as vital for restoring constitutional order after a coup in March last year.
“We found a body 10 days ago in northern Mali… we will determine the cause of death and nothing will go unpunished,” French president Francois Hollande said.
Being without half of his footwear didn’t stop Jesus Escoboza at the U20 World Cup.
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT – Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in an election debate in Cleveland.
Highly anticipated, many will see the debate as an opportunity for either candidate to claim a key advantage in what should be a closely-fought battle.
Likely to be combative, it’ll see Democrat candidate Biden tackle Trump on the economy and the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Of course, it’ll be the early hours of the morning by the time any of this airs – and even then, it’s not likely to be an entertainment event for the faint-hearted.
So today we want to know: Will you be watching the first US presidential debate live?
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