Army

42 Mali soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attacks

Bamako – Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadists using drones artillery, authorities said... Read more

11 Aug, 2022

Death toll from attack on Mali soldiers rises to 42, says army

Bamako – Forty-two Malian soldiers died in an attack at the weekend by suspected jihadists, the army said Wednesday... Read more

11 Aug, 2022

Mali agrees to integrate 26 000 ex-rebels into army

Bamako – Mali’s junta-appointed government has agreed with armed groups, with which the state signed a peace deal in... Read more

6 Aug, 2022

Mali hits out at Macron over ‘neocolonial’ attitude

Bamako – Mali’s army-led government on Sunday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his “neocolonial and patronising” attitude... Read more

1 Aug, 2022

Mali says new attack ‘foiled’ against military camp

Bamako – The Malian army said on Sunday it had thwarted a new attack on a military camp in... Read more

25 Jul, 2022

Togo army behind blast that killed 7

Lome – Togo’s army said on Thursday it was responsible for a blast that killed seven civilians and injured... Read more

15 Jul, 2022

French troops in Sahel to play ‘support’ role, says chief

N’Djamena – French anti-jihadist forces in the Sahel will switch operating mode after they leave Mali, acting more “in... Read more

6 Jul, 2022

Ugandan private kills two soldiers in DRC’s east

Beni – A Ugandan private deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “inadvertently” shot two soldiers in a... Read more

6 Jul, 2022

Mali says 50 jihadists ‘neutralised’

Bamako – Mali’s army said it had “neutralised” 50 “jihadists” in an area in the centre of the country... Read more

26 Jun, 2022

Burkina Faso junta leader holds talks with overthrown president

Ouagadougou – The head of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta on Tuesday met the president he overthrew in a coup... Read more

22 Jun, 2022