peacekeeping
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Jun- 2019 -4 JuneAfrica
UN report calls for maintaining Mali mission, bolstering Mopti deployment
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for for maintaining MINUSMA peacekeeper numbers in Mali and increasing its presence in Mopti
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May- 2019 -19 MayAfrica
Peacekeeper killed in attacks on Nigeria and Chad troops in Mali
A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed and another injured in a gun attack in Timbuktu and three Chadian peacekeepers were injured in an IED attack in Tessalit
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10 MayAfrica
German parliament extends Africa military missions
The Bundestag extended German deployments to UN and EU missions in Mali and to the EU's Operation Atalanta anti-piracy mission until May 2020
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Apr- 2019 -24 AprilAfrica
UN’s DR Congo mission faces budget cuts but military component unaffected
The UN mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the biggest peacekeeping operations, will be scaled back because of budget pressure
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20 AprilAfrica
UN peacekeeper killed in IED attack on convoy in central Mali
A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy between Douentza and Boni in the Mopti region
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9 AprilAfrica
MINUSCA peacekeepers in deadly clashes with FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic
At least three militia members were killed when UN peacekeepers clashed with the FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic
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4 AprilAfrica
Mali: UN peacekeeper injured in attack on Kidal MINUSMA base
A MINUSMA peacekeeper was reportedly injured in a rocket and gun attack on a United Nations base in Kidal, in the desert north of Mali
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3 AprilAfrica
UN Security Council requests options for Mali peacekeeping force overhaul
The UN Security Council agreed to discuss revamping the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, including a possible major drawdown
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Mar- 2019 -8 MarchAfrica
UN considering downsizing DR Congo peacekeeping mission
The UN is considering a drawdown of its large peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo and charting a course towards an exit strategy
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Feb- 2019 -25 FebruaryAfrica
Mali: France airstrike kills 15 in Mopti as EU training base in Koulikoro attacked
French forces with Operation Barkhane and Malian forces killed 15 suspected members of Katiba Macina in an airstrike in Mopti
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