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Malian jihadists claim to have captured fighter with Russia's Wagner group

Jihadists in Mali say they have captured a fighter working for Wagner, the Russian private security firm hired by the country’s military junta to train the military - though France and other countries say the fighters are acting as mercenaries.

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Park rangers enter fray in West Africa's battle with militants

Park rangers enter fray in West Africa's battle with militants

When a dozen suspected Islamist militants from a neighbouring country were spotted riding motorcycles through the W National Park in northern Benin armed with AK-47 assault rifles, park rangers snapped into action.

Attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso kill 21, wound dozens

Fifteen soldiers and six civilians were killed on Sunday in attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso, neighbouring West African countries struggling with deadly jihadist insurgencies, military and security sources said.

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Russian mercenaries are Putin's 'coercive tool' in Africa

Russia has engaged in under-the-radar military operations in at least half a dozen countries in Africa in the last five years using a shadowy mercenary force analysts say is loyal to President Vladimir Putin

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Mali Army Says Uncovered Mass Grave near Former French Base

The Malian army said Friday it has uncovered a mass grave close to a military base that France handed back four days ago in Gossi, in the north of the country. The announcement comes just hours after the French army said it had filmed Russian mercenaries burying bodies near the…

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France accuses Russian mercenaries of burying bodies in Mali

In this edition we focus on Mali, as the French military releases drone videos showing Russian mercenaries burying bodies near a Malian military base. According to Paris, the mercenaries aimed to falsely accuse France's departing forces of leaving behind mass graves.

Niger debates deployment of more European special forces on its territory

Niger lawmakers started debating on Friday a bill to approve the presence of more European special forces to help stem a jihadist insurgency across the Sahel, a deployment rejected by some parties that oppose Western military influence.

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UN investigators denied access to site of Mali killings

UN investigators denied access to site of Mali killings

The United Nations says it is "extremely concerned" that Mali has not allowed independent investigators to visit the town of Moura, where local troops and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly killed hundreds of civilians.

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UN says its investigators not allowed access to site of Mali killings

UN says its investigators not allowed access to site of Mali killings

The United Nations is "extremely concerned" that Mali has not allowed its independent investigators to visit a town where local troops and suspected Russian fighters allegedly killed hundreds of civilians, the world body said on Wednesday.

France hands over Gossi military base to Malian army

France hands over Gossi military base to Malian army

In a major step towards the exit of France's Barkhane anti-jihadist force from Mali, the French army has officially handed over the keys of the Gossi military base to the Malian military.

Facebook struggles as Russia steps up presence in unstable west Africa

Facebook struggles as Russia steps up presence in unstable west Africa

Increasingly sophisticated efforts to influence opinion are making it harder to establish whether they breach Facebook’s policies

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Moura massacre in Mali: Debunking claims that civilians were armed

Moura massacre in Mali: Debunking claims that civilians were armed

In late March, the Malian armed forces and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executed about 300 people in Moura, a village in central Mali. Human Rights Watch opened an investigation into the matter, calling it a massacre. In order to discredit these findings, photos online claim to show hundreds of weapons…

Mali massacre survivors say white mercenaries involved in killings

Mali massacre survivors say white mercenaries involved in killings

It was market day in the town of Moura in central Mali when Malian troops backed by white mercenaries descended in helicopters and opened fire on bewildered residents, according to witnesses' accounts.

Floods kill more than 300 people in South Africa as search for missing continues

Floods kill more than 300 people in South Africa as search for missing continues

At least 306 people have been killed in flooding around Durban in South Africa. On a visit to the stricken city, President Cyril Ramaphosa described the devastation as a "catastrophe of enormous proportions". Also, Amnesty International accuses Mali of stalling war crimes and abuse investigations. And after the French city…

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Germany demands Mali stop working with Russian security contractors

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock pressed Mali on Wednesday to move towards fair elections and cease working with Russian military contractors if it wants to fully reactivate the European Union's training of the country's armed forces.

EU winds down military training operations in Mali

The European bloc is involved in two training missions in Mali – the EUTM and the EUCAP – to coach soldiers and police.

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EU to end military training mission in Mali

The European Union has announced the end of its military training missions in Mali, saying the ruling Malian junta is not able to guarantee that Russian military contractors would not interfere in the work. But the block said it would keep a military presence in the Sahel region.

EU halts military training in Mali, German foreign minister to hold talks with junta

The EU will halt military training missions in Mali but will keep a presence in the Sahel, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday, citing concerns over "interference" and civilian killings committed by Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was headed to the country for…

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EU ends part of Mali training mission, fearing Russian interference, Borrell says

The European Union will halt part of its training of Mali's armed forces, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday, citing a lack of guarantees from Malian authorities that Russian military contractors would not interfere in the work.

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Setting up the G5 Sahel: why an option that seemed unlikely came into being

At first glance, the creation in 2014 of the G5 Sahel, an international organisation set up to deal with conflict management in the Sahel, seemed unlikely. Some analysts were already describing a “security traffic jam” in the region. This was in reference to the fact that there were a range…

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Russia blocks request for investigation into alleged massacre in Mali

Russia has blocked a request put forward by France at the UN Security Council for "independent investigations" into the alleged massacre of several hundred civilians in Mali by the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries, diplomatic sources said on Saturday.

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'Unfailing support' for French journalist Olivier Dubois a year after Mali kidnapping

A year to the day since French journalist Olivier Dubois was taken hostage by a jihadist group in Mali, President Emmanuel Macron says France is "fully mobilised" to ensure his release. RFI, meanwhile, is relaying messages of support on its airwaves.

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UN demands urgent access to site of alleged Mali massacre in Moura

With strong backing from France, a UN envoy has demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre last month by local forces and suspected Russian fighters.

The Independent UK

UN demands Mali allow peacekeepers into town where 300 died

The top U.N. envoy in Mali is demanding that the country’s military leaders allow U.N. peacekeepers to visit a town where Human Rights Watch says the Malian army and foreign soldiers suspected to be Russian recently killed an estimated 300 men, one of several alleged rights abuses denounced by the…

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Mali opens investigation into alleged massacre in Moura village

Mali says military investigators have opened an investigation into events in the village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre by local forces and Russian mercenaries.

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