Mali asks UN to send more troops

Mali urges the UN to send a rapid intervention force to fight Islamist militants in the country, following the killing of peacekeepers in the north.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Dec

AU to send 5,000 troops to Burundi

The African Union will send a 5,000 strong force to stop violence in troubled Burundi, giving Bujumbura a four-day deadline to agree but warning it would send troops anyway.

 

10 years ago

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China to send troops to South Sudan

China says 700 troops are ready to be deployed to South Sudan to bolster a UN peacekeeping force in the world's newest state.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Dec

AU agrees to send troops to stop violence in Burundi

The African Union has agreed to send troops to stop violence in Burundi, a senior official said Friday, after talks in which the 54-member bloc warned it would not allow “another genocide”.

 

11 years ago

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UN troops killed in Mali ambush

Nine UN peacekeepers in Mali are killed in an ambush while on patrol in the north-east, the deadliest attack on the force so far, the UN says.

 

9 years ago

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VIDEO: UN troops on the ground in Mali

Alastair Leithead looks at the work of United Nation's peacekeepers, including French troops, who have been based in Mali for several years.

 

9 years ago

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25 Nov

Germany to send 650 soldiers to Mali

Germany is to send up to 650 soldiers to Mali to support France in its fight against Islamist militants, the country's defence minister says.

 

10 years ago

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Mali's Swedish troops get extra food

Rations for Swedish peacekeepers based in Timbuktu in Mali have been increased after complaints they were going hungry, their spokesman says.

 

11 years ago

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France to sharply reduce Mali troops

France is to reduce the number of its troops in Mali over the next three months by 60%, the French defence minister says.

 

11 years ago

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French troops free Mali aid workers

French troops in Mali free five aid workers who were kidnapped in the north of the country by suspected Islamist militants in February.

 

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