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UN says 4 peacekeepers from Sri Lanka injured in Mali blast

Beijing News 23 May 2023
The injuries are not serious, and the peacekeepers from the UN mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, are receiving medical treatment, said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ... in Mali.
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40 Killed This Week in Burkina Faso

Voa News 20 May 2023
Armed men attacked three villages early on Thursday in the country's northern Yatenga province.�. "Yesterday around 5 a.m ... The impoverished landlocked Sahel state is struggling with a jihadi insurgency that swept in from neighboring Mali in 2015.� ... The couple had run the sole medical clinic in Djibo, a town near the border with Mali, since 1972 ... .
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88-year-old Australian doctor free 7 years after kidnapping in West Africa

Jamaica Observer 19 May 2023
Elliott and his wife were kidnapped by Islamic extremists in northern Burkina Faso in January 2016 near the border with Mali and Niger, where they were running a medical clinic ... The Elliotts were kidnapped near the Burkina Faso town of Djibo, where they have run a medical clinic for four decades.
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88-year-old Australian free 7 years after kidnapping in West Africa

Citrus County Chronicle 19 May 2023
Elliott and his wife were kidnapped by Islamic extremists in northern Burkina Faso in January 2016 near the border with Mali and Niger, where they were running a medical clinic ... The Elliotts were kidnapped near the Burkina Faso town of Djibo, where they have run a medical clinic for four decades.
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Jihadist attacks kill around 20 in Burkina Faso

Manila Bulletin 19 May 2023
The attackers torched homes and stores in the two villages and made off with cattle, the official said ... The impoverished landlocked Sahel state is struggling with a jihadist insurgency that swept in from neighbouring Mali in 2015 ... The couple had run the sole medical clinic in Djibo, a town near the border with Mali, since 1972 ... .
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88-year-old Australian free 7 years after kidnapping in West AfricaThe man and his wife had ...

Deccan Herald 19 May 2023
Elliott and his wife were abducted by Al Qaeda-linked jihadists in Burkina Faso in January 2016 ... Before their capture, the couple from Perth in Western Australia had run the sole medical clinic in Djibo, a town near the border with Mali, since 1972. They had also carried out humanitarian work in Mali and Niger ... Sign Up ... Check out all newsletters ... ....
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Nearly 90-year-old doctor released by Al Qaeda after 7 years of captivity in Africa

The Economic Times 19 May 2023
... border with Mali and Niger, where they were running a medical clinic.
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Australian doctor freed 7 years after abduction in West Africa

Al Jazeera 19 May 2023
Elliott and his wife were kidnapped by rebel fighters in northern Burkina Faso in January 2016 near the border with Mali and Niger, where they had operated a 120-bed medical clinic for more than 40 years. Jocelyn Elliott was freed after three weeks ... Theo Renaut/AP] ... “We express our relief that Dr ... We thank you for your understanding and sympathy.” ... .
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AM Prep-Cooler Copy

Ellensburg Daily Record 19 May 2023
TWITTER ACCUSES MICROSOFT OF MISUSING ITS DATA, FORESHADOWNING A POSSIBLE FIGHT OVER AI ... “Lawsuit time,” the Twitter owner wrote in an April tweet ... Elliott and his wife were kidnapped by Islamic extremists in northern Burkina Faso in 2016 near the border with Mali and Niger, where they were running a medical clinic ... All rights reserved ... ....
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UN: Africa's Sahel desperately needs help to fight violent extremism and stop its spread

SCNOW Morning News 17 May 2023
peacekeeping force in Mali supplied fuel, rations, medical evacuation and engineering support to the joint force is expected to end in June, she said, expressing hope that the Security Council will consider the issue of U.N ... support to Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali to complete their transitions to democratically elected civilian governments.
photo: AP / Leo Correa
A desolate, semi-arid landscape surrounds the Sahel village of Ndiawagne Fall in Kebemer, Senegal, on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. The region is on one end of a project called “Great Green Wall” that was once envisioned as a way for Africa to fight climate change.
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UN: Africa’s Sahel desperately needs help to fight violent extremism and stop its spread

Wtop 17 May 2023
peacekeeping force in Mali supplied fuel, rations, medical evacuation and engineering support to the joint force is expected to end in June, she said, expressing hope that the Security Council will consider the issue of U.N ... support to Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali to complete their transitions to democratically elected civilian governments.
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Sahel ‘at a crossroads’ as armed groups gain sway in Africa: UN

Al Jazeera 17 May 2023
An agreement between the UN, European Union, and the force under which the UN peacekeepers in Mali supplied fuel, rations, medical evacuation, and engineering support is expected to end in June, she said, expressing hope the Security Council will consider the issue of UN financing for African peace operations.
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Talks to get kidnapped Gerco van Deventer out of Mali at crucial stage - GOTG

Eye Witness News 16 May 2023
... Gerco van Deventer, out of Mali were at a crucial stage ... The Swellendam medic was then sold to an al-Qaeda group and has since been moved to Mali where he's currently being held captive.
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Ghana first to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine

Gulf News 13 Apr 2023
London ... Mid-stage data from the Oxford vaccine trial involving more than 400 young children was published in a medical journal in September ... Data from an ongoing phase III clinical trial in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali and Tanzania that has enrolled 4,800 children is expected to be published in a medical journal in the coming months ... .
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Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine

RTE 13 Apr 2023
Mid-stage data from the Oxford vaccine trial involving more than 400 young children was published in a medical journal in September ... Data from an ongoing phase III clinical trial in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali and Tanzania that has enrolled 4,800 children is expected to be published in a medical journal in the coming months ... .

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