Contents tagged with Mali
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Sweden ends financial aid to Mali over support for Russia amid Ukraine war
Mali is increasingly losing allies because of its connections with Moscow. Sweden has decided to end financial aid to the African nation.
Swedish Minister for International Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell announced the decision on his X account.
Forssell posted a photo of Mali’s President Assimi Goita shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“You cannot support Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine and at the same time receive several hundred million krona annually …
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Niger follows Mali in cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Tuareg rebel support
Niger's ruling military junta has severed diplomatic relations with Ukraine, Reuters reports. In a televised address, junta spokesperson Abdourahmane Amadou stated that Niger's move was made in solidarity with Mali, which had cut its own diplomatic ties with Kyiv a day earlier.
Niger, like Mali, is displeased with the support Kyiv has shown Tuareg rebels, who are fighting against the Malian army and Wagner Group mercenaries. The decision follows comments from Ukrainian officials after reports …
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Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over alleged rebel support
Authorities in Mali have officially cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of backing rebels engaged in combat with government forces and Wagner Group mercenaries, according to a recently published document on the Malian government's website.
The rift heated after Ukrainian military intelligence representative, Andriy Yusov, allegedly admitted Ukraine’s involvement in a July Tuareg rebel attack on Malian Armed Forces and Wagner fighters. Additionally, the Ukrainian Ambassador to …
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Ukrainian influence surfaces as Tuareg rebels claim victory over Wagner mercenaries in Mali
A coalition of Tuareg rebels operating in northern Mali, known as the "Strategic Framework for the Protection of the People of Azawad" (CSP-DPA), announced on July 27 that they had successfully defeated a group of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner PMC. These mercenaries have been supporting the official government in Bamako in an ongoing conflict that has spanned several years. The rebels claim to have obliterated the Russian column, killing dozens of Wagner fighters and capturing prisoners, …
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Major setback for Wagner Group in Mali: ambush by Tuareg rebels leaves dozens dead and injured
In a volatile region near the Mali-Algeria border, local Tuareg tribes — fighting for the independence of Azawad — have announced a significant victory over Mali's Armed Forces and associated Wagner Group mercenaries.
According to Reuters, Tuareg rebels attacked the government troops’ convoy in the northern part of the country near the Algerian border. The Malian government claims that two soldiers were killed in the ambush and 10 others were injured. In a statement to AFP, a representative of …
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Ukraine sends peacekeepers to Mali
On June 23, The deputy head of the Central Directorate of Military Cooperation and Peacekeeping Operations of the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine Valentin Levchik said that five peacekeepers from Ukraine joined the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali for the first time, reads the message of Ukrainian Ground Forces on Facebook page.
At the moment, 61 representatives of Ukrainian national personnel perform tasks in UN, NATO and joint peacekeeping …
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Ukraine sends military to participate in the UN mission in Mali
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced via his website that he has signed a decree on sending Ukrainian military to participate in the United Nations multi-disciplinary integrated stabilization mission in Mali.
"To send national personnel (from the Armed Forces of Ukraine) of up to 20 people for Ukraine's participation in a multi-disciplinary integrated UN stabilization mission in Mali," the statement reads.
Poroshenko noted that by sending the military personnel to the UN mission …