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France ends more than 200 years of military presence in Senegal
BusinessLIVE
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The two countries agreed to complete that process by the end of the year and it began in March when France handed over two other facilities, also in Dakar. The process has been more amicable than the departure of French soldiers from Mali, Burkina...
France Withdraws from Senegal, Ending 65 Years of Military Presence Amid Regional Realignm
teleSUR
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July 17, 2025 Hour: 7:52 pm In a pivotal moment for West African geopolitics, France officially concluded its military presence in Senegal with a ceremonial handover at Camp Geille, Dakar. The event marked the final phase of a withdrawal that...
All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...
Wagner Withdrawal Signals Potential Change in Russian Approach to Mali
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Russia’s Wagner Group is being withdrawn from Mali after a three-and-a-half-year deployment with a mixed record of battlefield successes that have come at enormous civilian cost. Wagner’s replacement with the Russian Defense...
Mali abduction: Family of Telangana man seeks govt intervention
The Federal
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July 6, 2025
Hyderabad, Jul 5 (PTI) The family of a 45-year-old man from Telangana, who was abducted in the West African nation of Mali, is in distress and appealing for government intervention to secure his release. Amaralingeswara Rao's wife Venkataramana on...
Russian broadcaster RTVI launches in Mali
BNE Intellinews
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Russian television network RTVI has begun broadcasting in Mali via local provider Malivision, reaching over 3mn potential viewers in its latest move to expand across Africa. RTVI’s entry into Mali marks a strategic expansion of its presence on the...
Here’s how Spain would be impacted if eight million immigrants were deported – and it isn’t pretty
Olive Press
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July 9, 2025
SPAIN’S far-right party Vox was on the receiving end of a powerful backlash after it outlined a radical plan to deport all eight million immigrants in the country – including those already naturalised and even their kids. Vox’s demographic...
BAR Book Forum: Mali Collins’ Book, “Scrap Theory”
Black Agenda Report
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September 7, 2025
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Mali Collins. Collins is Assistant Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at American University. Her book is...
Families anxious over safety of Indians kidnapped in Mali
BBC
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Amarendra YarlagaddaBBC Telugu ShareSave Amaralingaeswara Rao is among the three men who have been missing since they were abducted in Mali A week after three Indians were kidnapped in Mali, their families say they still have no information about...
New York chef Kwame Onwuachi aims to tell cultural stories with food
The Globe and Mail
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July 9, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Illustration by The Globe and Mail. Source: Storm Santos By the time he turned 30 in November, 2019, Kwame Onwuachi had already opened five restaurants. Five years since, the James Beard Award winner has added Tatiana,...
Urban Naxalites Sachin Mali and Sheetal Sathe entered the Wari through the ‘Constitutional Equality Dindi’!
Sanatan Prabhat
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July 8, 2025
Both are activists of the ‘Kabir Kala Manch’, declared a Naxalite organization by the Home Department ! Attempt to promote the urban Naxal agenda through rebellious ideology ! Sheetal Sathe and Sachin Mali Mumbai, July 6 – Promoting the idea that...
Mali junta leader gets renewable five-year term without elections
Business Insider Africa
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July 4, 2025
Mali’s transitional parliament has approved a controversial bill granting junta leader General Assimi Goïta a five-year presidential term, renewable without the need for elections. This follows recommendations from an April national conference of...
Mali Coup Leader Gets Five-Year Term Renewable ‘As Many Times As Necessary’
Sahara Reporters
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Mali’s transitional parliament has granted the country’s military ruler, Gen Assimi Goïta, a new five-year presidential term that can be renewed indefinitely, cementing his grip on power and dashing hopes for an imminent return to democratic rule....
Mali junta chief extends army rule by five years, rules out elections
Africanews
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July 4, 2025
The bill granting Gen. Assimi Goita an unelected presidential mandate was approved by Mali's transitional parliament on Thursday. The text of the bill reads that Goita's mandate can be 'renewed as many times as necessary' without elections. The...
Mali coup leader granted five-year term in power
BBC
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Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has been granted a five-year presidential term by the transitional parliament, which is renewable without elections. The junta leader, who has seized power twice, had promised the return of democracy last...
Mali’s promise of democracy fades as junta extends Assimi Goita’s rule
Modern Ghana
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Five years after taking power by force, Mali's junta leader, General Assimi Goita, has abandoned his promise of a democratic transition, extending his military rule for at least five more years without an election. Goita, 41, burst onto the public...
Mali govt approves five more years in power for military leader Goita
TVC News Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
General Assimi Goïta, Mali’s military leader, has been granted a five-year presidential term by the transitional parliament, renewable without elections. The junta commander, who has seized power twice, pledged to restore democracy last year, but...
Islamophobia in France: Alarming Rise in Anti-Muslim Incidents in 2025
Tunisie Numerique
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July 3, 2025
France is witnessing a sharp surge in Islamophobic acts since the beginning of the year. According to figures released on Thursday by the Ministry of the Interior, 145 anti-Muslim incidents were recorded in the first five months of...
Surge In Al Qaeda Attacks Sparks Fears Of West African Caliphate
StratNews Global
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July 17, 2025
At dawn on June 1, gunfire pierced the calm at Mali’s Boulkessi military base as waves of al-Qaeda-linked jihadists launched a surprise attack, catching newly deployed soldiers off guard. Some troops, unfamiliar with the base, which lies near...
Why the Army doesn’t need the Sig Sauer M7 rifle
We Are The Mighty
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July 17, 2025
Get We Are The Mighty’s Weekly Newsletter Military culture and entertainment direct to your inbox with zero chance of a ‘Reply All’ incident The AR-15, first adopted by the Air Force in 1962, served from the Vietnam War (as the M16 rifle) to the...