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,
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Wagner Group
Deployment of Russia-backed group in Mali alarms US
THE United States is “alarmed” by a possible deployment of Russia-backed Wagner Group forces in Mali, saying the private military
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Libya orders 300 foreign mercenaries to leave
LIBYA’S eastern-based forces have agreed to repatriate 300 foreign mercenaries from their area of control after a request from France,
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New European taskforce takes on Mali’s elusive militants
PAUL LORGERIE WHEN the soldiers reached the end of the road, they descended from their trucks and motorbikes and partially
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‘Mali asked private Russian military company for help’
MICHELLE NICHOLS MALI has asked a private Russian military company to help it fight against insurgents, Russian foreign minister Sergei
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French minister in Sahel amid talk of Russian hired guns for Mali
FRANCE’S Armed Forces Minister has arrived in Niger as part of a two-day visit to allies in the Sahel region,
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‘It’s our right to seek military help from anyone’
MALI has the right to seek military support from whoever it wants, the prime minister said, after France and other
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Germany, France worried about Mali plan for Russian mercenaries
GERMANY has joined France in expressing concern about an agreement between Mali’s military rulers and a Russian security company that
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Russian mercenaries to be allowed into Mali
JOHN IRISH and DAVID LEWIS A deal is close that would allow Russian mercenaries into Mali, extending Russian influence over
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