- 19 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityMali
Russia to keep helping Mali militarily despite Western criticism – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will continue providing Mali with military assistance through state channels, the RIA news agency cited a senior Russian diplomat as saying on Monday, days after Bamako…
Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries, says only ‘trainers’ present
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's government has denied the presence of Russian mercenaries in the West African country after 15 Western powers accused Russia of providing material support to a deployment…
Mali says Chad to send 1,000 additional troops as France backs off
BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali's foreign affairs ministry said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional soldiers to Mali to reinforce its troops battling insurgents there, as France scales back its military…
France takes baby steps to revive Algerian ties
By John Irish (Reuters) - France's foreign minister returned from Algeria on Wednesday after holding clear the air talks to revive relations after ties between the two countries collapsed in…
U.S. condemns militant attack in Mali that killed 31
(Reuters) - The United States "strongly condemns" a militant attack on a bus in central Mali that killed at least 31 people and wounded 17, the State Department said on…
Militants kill at least 31 in central Mali, say local authorities
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Militants killed at least 31 people in central Mali on Friday when they fired upon a bus ferrying people to a local market, local authorities said -…
French ministers warn Russian counterparts about mercenaries in W. Africa
PARIS (Reuters) - France's armed forces and foreign ministers told their Russian counterparts on Friday that the deployment of Russian mercenaries to West Africa's Sahel region would be "unacceptable", the…
Russia shrugs off French concerns on possible mercenary deal with Mali
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday dismissed French concerns about a potential deal between Mali and a Russian private military contractor and said it planned to continue…
Mali says it may ask Russia for ‘help’ given current security situation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mali may ask Russia for "help" given its current security situation, Mali's foreign minister said on Thursday during a trip to Moscow. "We are now in such…
In apparent olive branch, Macron regrets “misunderstandings” over Algeria comments – French official
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron regrets the controversies and misunderstandings generated from comments he made about Algeria, a French official said on Tuesday, a sign that…
Ivory Coast says it will invest in north to counter jihadism
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast is accelerating investment in schools, hospitals, and jobs in its northern region to provide alternatives to violent extremism, the prime minister said…
‘An epidemic’ of coups, U.N. chief laments, urging Security Council to act
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Antonio Guterres assailed what he called "an epidemic of coup d'états" on Tuesday and urged the Security Council to act to…
