Three Chinese hostages in Mali rescued after escape
Three Chinese nationals kidnapped in Mali in July escaped their captors at the weekend and were rescued by security forces on Monday, the Sahel state's army said.
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Three Chinese nationals kidnapped in Mali in July escaped their captors at the weekend and were rescued by security forces on Monday, the Sahel state's army said.
Senegal foiled a jihadist cell linked to al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in Mali, a leading newspaper in the West African state reported.
Jihadist attacks near the border with Burkina Faso in southwest Niger killed fifteen soldiers with six more missing.
Fifteen soldiers have been killed and six more are missing after a "terrorist" attack in southwest Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, the defence ministry announced Sunday.
Engaging the Islamist insurgents in dialogue to try to stop the fighting is an increasingly accepted idea in the nation of 19 million people, experts say.