Mali
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Nov- 2019 -2 NovemberAfrica
Mali: More than 50 killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Indelilmane in Menaka region
At least 53 Mali soldiers were killed in a "terrorist attack" on a military post outpost in Indelimane in the locality of Ansongo in the Ménaka region
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Oct- 2019 -25 OctoberAfrica
Barkhane force ‘neutralizes’ 8 ISIS fighters during 9-day Mali operation
Commandos deployed to the France-led Operation Barkane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel 'neutralized' eight Islamic State-affiliated fighters in Mali
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24 OctoberAfrica
Denmark parliament approves deployments to Barkhane and MINUSMA in the Sahel
Denmark's parliament has approved two separate deployments of a C-130J and EH-101 helicopters to the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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6 OctoberAfrica
Mali: UN peacekeeper killed, 5 injured in attacks in Aguelhok and Bandiagara
A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Aguelhok in northern Mali
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3 OctoberAfrica
France seeks international support for Sahel military coalition
France is asking European partners to send special forces to the Sahel for a coalition to shore up local forces increasingly targeted by jihadist attacks
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1 OctoberAfrica
Mali: ‘Terrorists’ attack military posts at Boulkessi and Mondoro
Insurgents conducted attacks against military posts in Boulkessi and Mondoro in the Mopti region of Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso
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Sep- 2019 -27 SeptemberAfrica
Mali troops killed in complex ‘terrorist’ attack between Douentza and Sevare
Seven military personnel were killed in a "complex attack" in central Mali's violence-torn Mopti region, FAMa said
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25 SeptemberBlog
French soldiers deployed to Mali use 3D printers to make spare parts
French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel have been experimenting with 3D printers to make spare parts at their base in Mali
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18 SeptemberAfrica
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali
Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad
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