2 UN peacekeepers from #Egypt killed, 5 wounded in #Mali . A U.N. armored vehicle hit a mine Tuesday in central Mali, killing two Egyptian peacekeepers and seriously wounding five others in another deadly incident targeting the U.N. mission in the West African nation that has faced a decade-long Islamic insurgency.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said 10 U.N. peacekeepers have died in Mali in the first six months of 2022.
In Tuesday’s incident, he said, an armored vehicle from a U.N. logistics convoy hit a mine on the route from Tessalit, the north-central oasis town in the Sahara, to the central city of Gao.
Dujarric said a U.N. rapid intervention force was sent to the scene and the injured were evacuated.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission strongly condemned the attack, which may constitute a war crime under international law.
Dujarric said the mission noted “with concern the frequent use of improvised explosive devices intended to paralyze the operations of the U.N. mission and to obstruct the return to peace and stability in Mali.”
The U.N. Security Council condemned the attack “in the strongest terms” and called on Mali’s transitional government to swiftly investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice. Its members “expressed their concern about the security situation in Mali and the transnational dimension of the terrorist threat in the Sahel region.” https://www.firstpost.com/world/2-un-peacekeepers-from-egypt-killed-5-wounded-in-mali-10876101.html
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said 10 U.N. peacekeepers have died in Mali in the first six months of 2022.
In Tuesday’s incident, he said, an armored vehicle from a U.N. logistics convoy hit a mine on the route from Tessalit, the north-central oasis town in the Sahara, to the central city of Gao.
Dujarric said a U.N. rapid intervention force was sent to the scene and the injured were evacuated.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission strongly condemned the attack, which may constitute a war crime under international law.
Dujarric said the mission noted “with concern the frequent use of improvised explosive devices intended to paralyze the operations of the U.N. mission and to obstruct the return to peace and stability in Mali.”
The U.N. Security Council condemned the attack “in the strongest terms” and called on Mali’s transitional government to swiftly investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice. Its members “expressed their concern about the security situation in Mali and the transnational dimension of the terrorist threat in the Sahel region.” https://www.firstpost.com/world/2-un-peacekeepers-from-egypt-killed-5-wounded-in-mali-10876101.html
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2 UN peacekeepers from Egypt were killed, 5 wounded in Mali
Mali has been in turmoil since a 2012 uprising prompted mutinous soldiers to overthrow the president. The power vacuum that resulted ultimately led to an Islamic insurgency and a French-led war that ousted the jihadists from power in 2013
The Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA) met on July 16 and 17 in #Kidal. The former rebels of the CMA, who still control this important city in northeastern #Mali, deplore "with concern the abandonment of the implementation of the Agreement (Algiers) especially since the advent of the transition and raise their voices.
This is the first time that the former rebels of the CMA have not reaffirmed their attachment to the Algiers peace agreement: "We are more than angry", recognizes one of the leaders of the armed movement, which still controls the city of Kidal, in the northeast of Mali, not far from the Algerian border. https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20220717-mali-les-ex-rebelles-de-la-cma-d%C3%A9plorent-l-abandon-de-l-accord-d-alger-par-la-transition
This is the first time that the former rebels of the CMA have not reaffirmed their attachment to the Algiers peace agreement: "We are more than angry", recognizes one of the leaders of the armed movement, which still controls the city of Kidal, in the northeast of Mali, not far from the Algerian border. https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20220717-mali-les-ex-rebelles-de-la-cma-d%C3%A9plorent-l-abandon-de-l-accord-d-alger-par-la-transition
RFI
Mali: les ex-rebelles de la CMA déplorent «l'abandon» de l'accord d'Alger par la transition
La Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad (CMA) était réunie les 16 et 17 juillet à Kidal. Les ex-rebelles de la CMA, qui contrôlent toujours cette importante ville du nord-est du Mali, déplorent « avec…
#Mali's main military base, located on the outskirts of the capital, Bamako, has been the scene this Friday of an attack with shells and intense shooting, without at the moment there being a balance of victims or the causes of the incident being known. .
According to information collected by the Malian news portal Malijet, the explosions at the Kati base took place around 5:00 a.m. (local time).
According to information collected by the Malian news portal Malijet, the explosions at the Kati base took place around 5:00 a.m. (local time).
#Mali Militants kill at least 15 soldiers, several civilians in coordinated Mali attacks
In Kalumba, near the Mauritanian border, "the death toll on the friendly side is 12, including three civilians from a road construction company", the army said in a statement.
The army death toll in Sokolo, in central Mali, was six with 25 others wounded, five of them seriously.
The army claims to have killed 48 attackers and "neutralised three terrorist pick-up trucks 15 kilometres (10 miles) from Sokolo with (an) estimated fifteen fighters and their equipment" destroyed, the statement said.
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220727-at-least-18-killed-in-three-coordinated-attacks-in-mali-army
In Kalumba, near the Mauritanian border, "the death toll on the friendly side is 12, including three civilians from a road construction company", the army said in a statement.
The army death toll in Sokolo, in central Mali, was six with 25 others wounded, five of them seriously.
The army claims to have killed 48 attackers and "neutralised three terrorist pick-up trucks 15 kilometres (10 miles) from Sokolo with (an) estimated fifteen fighters and their equipment" destroyed, the statement said.
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220727-at-least-18-killed-in-three-coordinated-attacks-in-mali-army
France 24
Militants kill at least 15 soldiers, several civilians in coordinated Mali attacks
At least 15 soldiers and three civilians were killed in coordinated "terrorist" attacks in Mali, the chronically unstable country's army said Wednesday, the latest deadly violence to rock the Sahel state.
The #UnitedStates has ordered non-emergency personnel and their families to leave #Mali due to a heightened risk of attacks, the State Department said.
The US did not mention a specific threat to its employees, but said there was an increased danger of violence affecting Westerners in a country that has been plagued by extremist attacks for years.
The US did not mention a specific threat to its employees, but said there was an increased danger of violence affecting Westerners in a country that has been plagued by extremist attacks for years.
At least 12 civilians have been killed in #Mali by suspected jihadists who lured victims into a bomb attack, two elected officials and a police source told AFP on Saturday.
"The jihadists first killed two civilians in Ouakan (a town near Bankass in central Mali) before rigging their bodies" with explosives, an elected official from a nearby town told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"When the parents and relatives of those killed came to look for the bodies, there was an explosion and at least ten other people were killed," the person said.
Another elected official in the region confirmed the reports of the Friday attack, saying "several other civilians are currently missing in Ouakan".
"The bodies of the two civilians were rigged by the jihadists", the official said. "They exploded when their parents and relatives came to look for the two bodies -- there are at least a dozen dead".
On Saturday, several dozen civilians from Ouakan left their homes to take refuge in surrounding villages, fearing further attacks, several witnesses told AFP.
A regional police official told AFP "arrangements are being made to ensure the safety of the local population" and would be put in place from today.
"The jihadists are increasingly using criminal methods", he went on. "They rigged bodies in Ouakan, which were later blown up".
Mali, epicentre of a bloody 10-year-old jihadist campaign across the region, underwent coups in August 2020 and May 2021, creating a political crisis to coincide with the security crisis
"The jihadists first killed two civilians in Ouakan (a town near Bankass in central Mali) before rigging their bodies" with explosives, an elected official from a nearby town told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"When the parents and relatives of those killed came to look for the bodies, there was an explosion and at least ten other people were killed," the person said.
Another elected official in the region confirmed the reports of the Friday attack, saying "several other civilians are currently missing in Ouakan".
"The bodies of the two civilians were rigged by the jihadists", the official said. "They exploded when their parents and relatives came to look for the two bodies -- there are at least a dozen dead".
On Saturday, several dozen civilians from Ouakan left their homes to take refuge in surrounding villages, fearing further attacks, several witnesses told AFP.
A regional police official told AFP "arrangements are being made to ensure the safety of the local population" and would be put in place from today.
"The jihadists are increasingly using criminal methods", he went on. "They rigged bodies in Ouakan, which were later blown up".
Mali, epicentre of a bloody 10-year-old jihadist campaign across the region, underwent coups in August 2020 and May 2021, creating a political crisis to coincide with the security crisis
At least four soldiers, two civilians and five assailants were killed on Sunday in an attack in a strategic border zone between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, #Mali's army said.
The army blamed the attack on “terrorists” in an announcement late Sunday.
The army blamed the attack on “terrorists” in an announcement late Sunday.
According to the Ministry of Defense of #Mali, during the attack of militants of the Islamic State on the settlement. Tessit in the Gao region killed 17 soldiers, 22 were injured and 9 more were missing (most likely captured), as well as a number of vehicles were destroyed and material damage was caused to the attacked object. In general, attacks such as this one are considered major, so it remains to wait for the official statements of the ISIS, preferably with accompanying photo and video materials.
#Germany suspends military mission in #Mali amid diplomatic tension
The move comes in response to the Malian government’s refusal to give flyover rights to a UN peacekeeping mission.
Germany has suspended most of its operations in Mali after the local military-led government denied flyover rights to a United Nations peacekeeping mission.
“The Malian government has once again refused to give flyover rights to a flight planned for today” for the rotation of personnel, a spokesman for the German defence ministry said at a regular news conference on Friday.
In response, Germany had decided to “suspend until further notice the operations of our reconnaissance forces and CH-53 transport flights”.
Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said Germany was prepared in principle to participate in an international peacekeeping mission, but only if this was supported by the Malian government.
Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht received assurances that overflight rights would be restored from her Malian counterpart Sadio Camara as recently as Thursday.
Mali, with its population of about 20 million, has experienced three military coups since 2012 and is considered extremely unstable.
Since the most recent coup in May 2021, the country has been led by a military transitional government that is said to maintain close relations with Russia.
Ban on foreign troops
Last week, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Mali’s government of having “torpedoed time and again” the Bundeswehr’s efforts.
The loss of flyover rights came shortly after Mali banned foreign troops, including those from Germany, from a section of the capital’s airport that houses a UN base.
Germany has been participating in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), a peacekeeping force established to boost security after the Tuareg rebellion of 2012, an early stage of the ongoing armed conflict in the country.
Western powers have been reassessing their commitments to Mali amid hostility from the military government, with France and other European countries recently withdrawing troops involved in counterterrorism operations against armed rebels.
Source: News Agencies
The move comes in response to the Malian government’s refusal to give flyover rights to a UN peacekeeping mission.
Germany has suspended most of its operations in Mali after the local military-led government denied flyover rights to a United Nations peacekeeping mission.
“The Malian government has once again refused to give flyover rights to a flight planned for today” for the rotation of personnel, a spokesman for the German defence ministry said at a regular news conference on Friday.
In response, Germany had decided to “suspend until further notice the operations of our reconnaissance forces and CH-53 transport flights”.
Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said Germany was prepared in principle to participate in an international peacekeeping mission, but only if this was supported by the Malian government.
Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht received assurances that overflight rights would be restored from her Malian counterpart Sadio Camara as recently as Thursday.
Mali, with its population of about 20 million, has experienced three military coups since 2012 and is considered extremely unstable.
Since the most recent coup in May 2021, the country has been led by a military transitional government that is said to maintain close relations with Russia.
Ban on foreign troops
Last week, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Mali’s government of having “torpedoed time and again” the Bundeswehr’s efforts.
The loss of flyover rights came shortly after Mali banned foreign troops, including those from Germany, from a section of the capital’s airport that houses a UN base.
Germany has been participating in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), a peacekeeping force established to boost security after the Tuareg rebellion of 2012, an early stage of the ongoing armed conflict in the country.
Western powers have been reassessing their commitments to Mali amid hostility from the military government, with France and other European countries recently withdrawing troops involved in counterterrorism operations against armed rebels.
Source: News Agencies
In #Mali, hundreds of civilians took the streets to protest against the presence of foreign troops (France) in the Gao region. The protesters demanded that the security forces involved in Operation Barkhan leave the region within 72 hours.
"Today at 13H00 Paris time (1100 GMT) the final contingent of the Barkhane force still on Malian territory crossed the border between #Mali and Niger," ...end
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President Buhari has promised to resolve the conflict between #Mali and Cote d'Ivoire
Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to ensure peace in Africa
The conflict between the two countries has been resolved Mali and Cote D'Ivoire due to military intervention without permission
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https://hausa.legit.ng/news/1490934- president-buhari-has-promised-to-solve-the-conflict-he-set-between-Mali-cote-divoire/
Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to ensure peace in Africa
The conflict between the two countries has been resolved Mali and Cote D'Ivoire due to military intervention without permission
Former President of Nigeria told Buhari about what is happening, Buhari said action must be taken Read more:
https://hausa.legit.ng/news/1490934- president-buhari-has-promised-to-solve-the-conflict-he-set-between-Mali-cote-divoire/
Islamic State reports attacks in #Mali and #Benin in which more than 100 people have been killed, including Russian mercenaries
The Islamists attacked for the first time in Benin, a country located on the border with Niger, where on two occasions, in July and September, local soldiers were attacked on a section of the road between the cities of Kandy and Malanville, Alibori region, during which 6 soldiers died.
In addition, IS has claimed responsibility for major attacks, on the Malian army base in Tessit and in the town of Talataye. The first occurred on August 8 and 42 soldiers of the Malian Armed Forces became its victims, and the military facility was looted and set on fire. The second occurred recently and its victims were JNIM militants and militiamen from Azawad, among them a total of 60 people died, and the rest fled despite the support of the Malian Air Force.
The Islamists attacked for the first time in Benin, a country located on the border with Niger, where on two occasions, in July and September, local soldiers were attacked on a section of the road between the cities of Kandy and Malanville, Alibori region, during which 6 soldiers died.
In addition, IS has claimed responsibility for major attacks, on the Malian army base in Tessit and in the town of Talataye. The first occurred on August 8 and 42 soldiers of the Malian Armed Forces became its victims, and the military facility was looted and set on fire. The second occurred recently and its victims were JNIM militants and militiamen from Azawad, among them a total of 60 people died, and the rest fled despite the support of the Malian Air Force.
The German military is scrutinising the actions of Russian forces that recently arrived near its main camp in the Gao area of #Mali and is keeping a close eye on the operation of the airport there, Germany's defence minister told Reuters.
BAMAKO (Reuters) - #Mali does not respect and will not apply sanctions imposed by West Africa's main political and economic bloc on neighbouring Guinea in the wake of last year's coup, Mali's interim prime minister said on Wednesday.
The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) last week imposed sanctions on Guinea's ruling junta for taking too long to organise elections and restore democracy after seizing power last year.
The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) last week imposed sanctions on Guinea's ruling junta for taking too long to organise elections and restore democracy after seizing power last year.
#Mali: At least 11 people dead in bus blast
The bus was struck by a blast on the road between Bandiagara and Goundaka, in the Mopti area in the early afternoon, a security source said.
The bus was struck by a blast on the road between Bandiagara and Goundaka, in the Mopti area in the early afternoon, a security source said.
#Mali's former prime minister Moussa Mara is headed to Paris in the coming days.