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EU set to suspend military training operations in Mali

Brussels laid out to the Malian junta its conditions for maintaining its military training operations in the country. But it has had no substantive response from Bamako, and is now expected to announce their suspension. [...]

Published on 04/04/2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Nigeria
Fertiliser giants Indorama and Dangote in murky waters over urea shortage

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EU set to suspend military training operations in Mali

European Union, Mali, Spain
Closing of EU Training Mission a political problem for Spain

Mali
Aid workers seek solution after Mali junta bans French-backed groups

European Union, Mali
EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

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EU prepares to unlock €25m for Niger's armed forces

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How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

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France, Mali
Malian officers in France survive Paris-Bamako military divorce

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Crucial European Union foreign ministers' meeting on EU presence in Mali

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Washington sends a mission to Bamako to discuss MINUSMA, Wagner

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Faced with Wagner, the EU sets out conditions for staying in Mali

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