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Mali soldiers mutiny, arrest president and prime minister installed after coupThe two leaders were sworn in last September after the ruling military junta agreed to hand over power to a civilian transitional government under growing international pressure.WorldMay 24
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Malian woman gives birth to 9 babies — 2 more than what doctors detectedMalian woman gave birth to nine babies on Tuesday - two more than doctors had detected inside her crowded womb - joining a small pantheon of mothers of nonuplets.WorldMay 6
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Another UN peacekeeper killed in Mali, marking the 5th in one weekFour peacekeepers from Ivory Coast died from an improvised explosive device and an attack Wednesday by unidentified gunmen in the Timbuktu region.WorldJan 16
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At least 20 killed in central Mali airstrike, witnesses sayA man wounded in the strike said the extremists had approached a group of civilians celebrating a wedding on Sunday, demanding that the men in attendance separate from the women.WorldJan 5
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Canada facing calls to step up amid violence, instability in MaliThe 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.CanadaNov 15, 2020
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Mali transitional president appoints new prime minister days after being sworn inThe appointment of a civilian prime minister was a major condition imposed by the West African regional economic bloc, ECOWAS, on Mali to lift sanctions that were imposed after an Aug. 18 coup.PoliticsSep 27, 2020
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Mali’s military junta agrees to 18-month transitional government following coupThe president and vice-president will be chosen by a group of people appointed by the junta however, according to Moussa Camara, spokesman for the talks.PoliticsSep 12, 2020
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Mali coup leaders’ timeline to return country to civilian rule ‘out of the question:’ FranceThe comments came hours after the junta hastily met with prominent figures from the opposition coalition following a public dispute that highlighted emerging divisions.PoliticsAug 30, 2020
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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.CanadaAug 29, 2020
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Mali military wants to put off new elections for 3 yearsThe coup leaders want to prepare a new constitution before holding any vote, said an official in the talks.WorldAug 24, 2020
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