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France Claims Capture of Senior ISIS Figure in Mali

French troops in Mali have captured a senior member of the Sahel affiliate of the ISIS group, the French military said Wednesday. The arrest comes as France prepares to complete its withdrawal from Mali after almost a decade of battling insurgency in the country with the French-led Barkhane anti-insurgency force,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Annecy Film Festival shows growing appetite for African animation

In tonight's edition: France says it has captured Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a top extremist figure in Mali. Also, Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala has been putting his country on the map as fastest man on the continent in the 100 metres. And as the world animation elite meets in the French mountain…

France 24

French military captures Islamic State group leader in Mali

The French military on Wednesday said it had captured a top-ranking member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group.

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France says it has captured Islamic State bigwig in Mali

Oumeya Ould Albakaye, ISGS’s chief of two provinces in Mali and Burkina Faso was captured this week.

Al Jazeera

France announces capture of senior Islamic State figure in Mali

France announced on Wednesday that soldiers from its operation battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa had captured Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a senior Islamic State figure in Mali.

Reuters

Brighton’s Yves Bissouma contract problem and how Leeds United can learn from it with Kalvin Phillips

The Mali midfielder looks set sign for Tottenham for just £25million a year after a £40million-plus valuation

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South Sudan: WFP to suspend some food assistance due to funding gaps

In tonight's edition: A desperate lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme to suspend some food aid in South Sudan just as the country needs it most. We speak to the WFP's acting country director, Adeyinka Badejo. Also, survivors of one of the most brutal extremist attacks in…

France 24

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Graham Potter's Yves Bissouma verdict hands Antonio Conte Champions League boost at Tottenham

Tottenham are close to securing their third summer signing in Yves Bissouma and the Mali international could hand Antonio Conte a Champions League boost next season

Football London

Vieux Farka Touré: Les Racines review – exquisite return to the Malian source

The Malian guitarist returns to the spare style of his father in this haunting set addressing unrest in his homeland

The Guardian - UK

Senegal's Sall says compromise still possible with Mali on election dates

Senegal President Macky Sall said on Thursday he is still hopeful that a compromise can be reached with Mali's ruling military junta on the timeline for restoring democratic rule.

Reuters

U.S. urges Malian transition government to take steps toward holding elections

The United States urged the Malian transition government to take steps toward holding elections, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, with the statement coming as military leaders in Mali have been pressured to restore democracy.

Reuters

West African bloc says it regrets Mali's 24-month transition decision

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS said on Tuesday that it regretted the decision by Mali's interim government to extend the transition back to civilian rule by 24 months while negotiations between the two sides were ongoing.

Reuters

Mali announces two-year wait before returning to civilian rule

Mali's military rulers announced on Monday they would delay until March 2024 a return to civilian rule following double coups that have been denounced by countries in the region and foreign powers.

Radio France Internationale

Mali proposes 24-month transition to democratic rule from March

Mali's interim government on Monday said it will take 24 months from March 2022 for the country to transition to democratic rule after an August 2020 coup.

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Nigerian forces hunt for gunmen who killed dozens at church

Nigeria is in shock after at least 21 people are gunned down at a Catholic church in a rare attack in south-western Ondo State. As the vice president visits some of the dozens wounded, more questions are raised about the country's worsening insecurity. Also, West African leaders say they'll keep…

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An ex-member of one of the world's most dangerous mercenary groups has gone public

The Wagner Group, known as "Putin's shadow army," has come to the world's attention because of the Ukraine war. Marat Gabidullin, who left Wagner after fighting in Syria, has written a book about it.

Radio France Internationale

Ecowas maintains sanctions on Mali, calls for transition in Burkina Faso, Guinea

West African leaders meeting in Accra have decided to uphold sanctions against Mali, along with the suspension of Burkina Faso and Guinea from the bloc. The measures could be lifted if the military rulers in all three countries speed up plans for a return to civilian rule.

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Scorpions take Gambia to victory in first AFCON23 qualifier

After a fantastic run at the African Cup of Nations 2021, Gambia’s Scorpions commence its campaign for the 2023 AFCON with a victory over the Bright Stars of South Sudan at Lat-Dior stadium in Thiès, Senegal, on Saturday night.

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Bomb Kills Two Peacekeepers in Mali, UN Says

Two UN peacekeepers were killed and one wounded on Friday after an improvised bomb exploded in central Mali, a spokesman for the MINUSMA mission tweeted. They were just the latest deaths in the center of the country, which has since 2012 been wracked by a deadly jihadist insurgency, AFP said.…

France 24

UN Secretary-General's report: An exclusive look into Mali's security situation

FRANCE 24 has had an exclusive look at an official report to be submitted to the UN Security Council on June 13. The document details the current state of the UN's MINUSMA peacekeeping mission in Mali and reveals a surge in recent violence. FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr tells us more.

Reuters

Two U.N. peacekeepers killed in Mali on Friday - U.N. spokesman

Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in Mali on Friday and two more injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

Reuters

Two Red Cross workers killed in attack in western Mali

Two Red Cross workers were killed on Wednesday when their car was attacked by unidentified armed men in western Mali, the global humanitarian organisation said on Thursday.

France 24

UN peacekeeper killed in 'terrorist' attack in northern Mali

A UN peacekeeper was killed and three others injured Wednesday in a "terrorist attack" on their convoy in Kidal, northern Mali, according to the UN's MINUSMA peacekeeping force.

Asharq Al-Awsat

World's 'Most Neglected' Refugee Crises All in Africa, Says NGO

The world is paying too little attention to a slew of mass displacements of people across Africa, risking starvation deaths and prolonging conflicts, the Norwegian Refugee Council warned in a report published Wednesday. "With the all-absorbing war in Europe's Ukraine, I fear African suffering will be pushed further into the…

Radio France Internationale

Report details civilian abuses and deaths quadrupled in last three months of 2021: UN

A United Nations report out on Monday noted a fourfold rise in civilian deaths and human rights abuses in late 2021 by all actors in the conflict, including jihadists, militias, self-defence groups, foreign military and Malian soldiers.

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