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Mauritanians vote in presidential poll amid opposition boycott

August 25, 2021 at 12:59 a.m.

By Joe Penney and Kissima Diagana NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritanians voted on Saturday in an election certain to return President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to office for another five years,...

Tuareg rebels seek to stamp control on northern Mali

August 24, 2021 at 1:05 a.m.

GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Tuareg rebels are moving to exert their own authority over north Mali by issuing security passes for the region, officials and residents said on Friday, underscoring...

French soldier killed in Mali, Belmokhtar fate unsure

August 24, 2021 at 12:20 a.m.

PARIS/GAO, Mali (Reuters) - France said on Sunday a third French soldier had been killed in fierce fighting with Islamist rebels in northern Mali but could not confirm Chad's report...

Ten Chadian soldiers killed fighting Islamists in Mali

August 23, 2021 at 11:53 p.m.

N'DJAMENA/GAO (Reuters) - Ten Chadian soldiers were killed in combat in northern Mali's mountainous border with Algeria where Islamist rebels regrouped after losing urban areas to a French-led offensive, Chad's...

Ten Chadian soldiers killed fighting Islamists in Mali

August 22, 2019 at 9:03 a.m.

N'DJAMENA/GAO (Reuters) - Ten Chadian soldiers were killed in combat in northern Mali's mountainous border with Algeria where Islamist rebels regrouped after losing urban areas to a French-led offensive, Chad's...

French, Malian forces fight Islamist rebels in Gao

August 23, 2021 at 11:41 p.m.

GAO, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian troops fought Islamists on the streets of Gao and a car bomb exploded in Kidal on Thursday, as fighting showed little sign of...

French, Malian forces fight Islamist rebels in Gao

June 23, 2019 at 5:13 a.m.

GAO, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian troops fought Islamists on the streets of Gao and a car bomb exploded in Kidal on Thursday, as fighting showed little sign of...

Canada’s Harper says must weigh national security in China ties

August 23, 2021 at 3:44 p.m.

DAKAR (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday that his country wants a growing relationship with China, but that its investments must be scrutinized from a national...

Canada’s Harper says must weigh national security in China ties

August 22, 2019 at 6:19 a.m.

DAKAR (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday that his country wants a growing relationship with China, but that its investments must be scrutinized from a national...

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