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UN MINUSMA Chief Welcomes ECOWAS Lifting Sanctions On MALI

At the Palais de Koulouba in Bamako, the President of Transition, His Excellency Bah N’DAW received in audience the Special Representative of the Secretary General of United Nations at  Mali and Head of MINUSMA, Mahamat Saleh Annadif  Oct.  6, 2020. (MINUSMA twitter)  By Gary Raynaldo 

ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions on West African Nation MALI Following Military Coup

Credit: ecowas.int/  The Economic Community of West African States, also known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa.  By Gary Raynaldo      DIPLOMATIC  TIMES The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted  crippling sanctions imposed

US Special Envoy For Sahel J. Peter Pham Meets with UN MINUSMA Chief In MALI

Special Envoy of the United States for the Sahel, J. Peter Pham, (right) meets with UN Special Representative for Mali and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA) Mahamat Saleh Annadif in Bamako, Mali Oct. 2, 2020. (UNMINUSMAtwitter.com)  By Gary Raynaldo   

3 MALIAN Soldiers Killed in Ambush in Central Region of West Africa MALI

Les Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMa) sont responsables de la défense de l’intégrité territoriale et la souveraineté du Mali.  By Gary Raynaldo     DIPLOMATIC  TIMES At least Three Malian soldiers were killed Wednesday in an ambush in the central region of the west African nation,  Mali’s

French Military Forces Kill Civilian in West Africa Nation MALI

France Operation Barkhane anti-insurgent campaign in Mali’s Sahel region continues despite military coup in the west African nation.  DIPLOMATIC TIMES  STAFF French anti-jihadist troops in Mali killed a civilian on Tuesday and wounded two others after a bus refused to slow down in a volatile area despite their orders,