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CLEAN : France joins African states for security summit
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says regional security and development projects will be high on the agenda as delegates from around 30 African states gather for a summit in the Malian capital Bamako
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CLEAN : Malian peace rally for victims of Gao suicide attack
Hundreds of people hold a peace rally in the Malian capital Bamako after more than 70 people died in a suicide bomb attack in the north of the country
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CLEAN : Mali urges Gambia's leader to avoid bloodbath and step down
Mali's president calls for Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh to step down and avoid an unnecessary bloodbath by clinging to power and forcing a potential military intervention
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CLEAN : Sahel leaders say terror threat requires immediate action
Unless order is restored in Libya security in the Sahel and Sahara regions will continue to be compromised Chad's President Idriss Deby warns as the area's leaders gather for security talks in the Malian capital
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CLEAN : Security in Mali worrying: UN peacekeeping mission
Security in Mali remains worrying despite the means deployed and the latest progress on the peace agreement says the head of the UN peacekeeping operation on a visit to Bamako
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CLEAN : Mali peace conference calls for talks with jihadists
A national peace summit in Mali ends with a call for negotiations with jihadists in the country's north according to a resolution
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CLEAN : Newly appointed UN peacekeeping chief visits Mali
Newly appointed UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix visits Mali meets with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other senior Malian officials thanking them for their support of the UN integrated mission in the country
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CLEAN : EU to give 50 million euros for African force in Sahel
The EU is giving 50 million euros to set up a joint African military force in the Sahel region to fight jihadists the bloc's diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini says in the Mali capital Bamako
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CLEAN : Four civilians one soldier killed in attack on Mali resort
Three foreigners and a Malian civilian and soldier were killed in an jihadist assault on a popular tourist resort near Mali's capital the country's security minister said Monday
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CLEAN : Tributes to victims at Mali resort attack site
People gather to pay tribute to five people who were killed in an attack by an Al Qaeda linked jihadist alliance on the Kangaba Le Campement resort close to the Malian capital
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CLEAN : Macron pledges to bring back hostage kidnapped in Mali
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with the French community in Bamako assuring them that the French government is committed to finding and bringing home French hostage Sophie Petronin who was kidnapped in the country in December
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CLEAN : Mali protesters reject upcoming referendum
Demonstrators in Mali turn out to protest against an upcoming referendum on the constitution which proposes changes that they say will concentrate too much power in the hands of the president
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CLEAN : Macron promises miliitary support for Sahel anti jihad force
French President Emmanuel Macron, making a lightning visit to Mali throws his weight behind a planned Sahel force to fight jihadists but told countries their efforts had to bear fruit
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VOICED : Macron da el apoyo de Francia a fuerza antiyihadista en el Sahel
El presidente frances Emmanuel Macron prometio su ayuda el domingo para el despliegue de una fuerza conjunta antiyihadista del G5 Sahel integrado por Mali Niger Burkina Faso Mauritania y Chad
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CLEAN : Macron in Mali for diplomatic push on Sahel anti jihadist force
French President Emmanuel Macron throws his weight behind a planned Sahel force to fight jihadists on a lightning visit to Mali but tells countries in the region their efforts have to bear fruit
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CLEAN : Malians protest against proposed new constitution
On the eve of the G5 Sahel summit several thousand Malians defy a ban by authorities to demonstrate in Bamako against the draft revision of the Constitution proposed by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
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CLEAN : Yes supporters of Mali referendum hold rally in Bamako
Supporters of a Yes vote in Mali's upcoming referendum on constitutional reform rally in the capital Bamako
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CLEAN : Football: Lucky Ivory Coast edge closer to World Cup
Ivory Coast ride their luck as they creep closer to a fourth consecutive World Cup appearance by drawing 0-0 away to Mali in a 2018 Africa zone qualifier
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CLEAN : UN underlines urgent call for peace agreement in Mali
UN Security Council ambassadors arrive in Mali calling for a regional force in the Sahel countries in which France sees a possible model of cooperation between African troops and the UN
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Belgian and Luxembourg PMs visit European training mission in Mali
High ranking officials from Belgium and Luxembourg visited an EU-run military base in Mali on Tuesday.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel arrived at the Koulikoro base some 60...
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CLEAN : Mali: New Prime Minister replaces Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga
Mali's new Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga replaces Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga who resigned unexpectedly on Friday
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CLEAN : Mali: demo against French military presence dispersed by police
Police in Mali's capital disperse a demonstration against the presence of the French army in the country on the fifth anniversary of France's military intervention
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CLEAN : Ousted Malian president arrives back in Bamako
Mali's ousted former president Amadou Toumani Toure returns to the country for the first time since a coup deposed him in 2012
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CLEAN : Merkel in Africa on trip aimed at stemming migrant flows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a three day tour of Africa a trip focused on security and stemming the migrant influx to Europe