Canada Mali

• Canada facing calls to step up amid violence, instability in Mali

  The calls for greater involvement follow a coup in August that has once again left the country under military rule even as violence between different armed groups continues to spiral out of control.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2020
  
• Canada’s commitment to Mali questioned after coup forces president to resign

  ``Canada strongly condemns the coup d'etat in Mali,'' Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a statement on Aug. 19, using diplomatic language usually reserved for only the most serious denunciations.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2020
  
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• Mali army colonel declares himself head of junta, urged to release ousted president

  Observers fear the political upheaval will allow Islamic extremists in Mali to expand their reach.

  World

  Aug 20, 2020
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• Canada condemns coup d’etat which forced Mali’s president to resign: minister

  A distressed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation on television after armed soldiers fired into the air outside his home and took him into custody Tuesday.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2020
• Romania hopes Canada will help ‘minimize the gap’ ahead of Mali mission handover

  Romania's top diplomat in Ottawa says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers after Canada ends its mission in Mali.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019
• Canada won’t extend peacekeeping mission in Mali, Freeland says

  The eight Canadian helicopters and 250 military personnel in Mali are scheduled to cease operations on July 31.

  Politics

  Mar 29, 2019
• Canadian peacekeepers in Mali evacuated wounded French counterterrorism troops

  Canadian peacekeepers were called upon to evacuate several wounded French soldiers in Mali earlier this month after their patrol was ambushed while hunting for militants along the border with Niger.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2019
• Canadian peacekeepers in Mali looking to speed up emergency evacuations

  The commander of Canada's peacekeeping force in Mali says he is worried about apparent delays in the approval of life-saving medical evacuations - and that he is looking at ways to limit such problems in the future.

  World

  Aug 22, 2018
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• Justin Trudeau arrives in Paris, discusses Mali peacekeeping mission with Michaelle Jean

  The head of the Francophonie, former Canadian governor general Michaelle Jean, thanked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday for joining the peacekeeping mission in Mali, which is reeling after yet another deadly attack by Islamic militants.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2018
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• Canada’s allies frustrated with Trudeau handling of Mali peacekeeping announcement

  Diplomats anonymously say the government failed to explain that the mission is both necessary and that the Canadians will be relatively safe, compared to the thousands of other peacekeepers working in Mali.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2018