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One attacker was killed and two others were arrested

Irish peacekeepers unharmed in Mali base attack

Gunmen have attacked a hotel in Mali that was being used as a base for an EU military training operation, including by Irish troops, but there were no casualties among the mission's personnel.

News • 21 Mar 16

The attack on the UN base came eight days after a siege at a luxury hotel in Mali's capital Bamako

Fatal Mali rocket attack could be 'war crime' - UN

The United Nations Security Council condemned a rocket attack that killed two UN peacekeepers and a contractor in northeast Mali, warning the assault could be a war crime.

News • 30 Nov 15

20 people were killed in the attack on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako last Friday

Two held in connection with hotel attack in Mali

Malian authorities arrested two people today suspected of links to an attack on a luxury hotel in the capital that killed 20 people.

World • 26 Nov 15

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to the Malian president

Putin calls for cooperation in wake of Mali attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants global cooperation to combat terrorism after Islamist militants killed 19 people, including six Russians, in the Mali attack.

News • 21 Nov 15

Security forces surrounding the Radisson Hotel in Bamoko during the hostage situation

Jihadist group behind siege on Mali hotel

The jihadist group Al-Murabitoun has claimed that its forces carried out the attack on a hotel in the capital of Mali that has left more than 27 people dead.

News • 21 Nov 15

The assault comes after three people were killed in an attack on a nightclub yesterday

UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the "heinous" attack on a UN peacekeeping base in northern Mali.

News • 08 Mar 15

Locals stand outside 'La Terrasse' bar where a gunman opened fire

Islamist group claims it carried out Mali attack

The Mauritanian news website Al-Akhbar has said the armed Islamist group al-Mourabitoun has claimed responsibility for an attack in Mali's capital that killed five people.

News • 07 Mar 15

Serge Lazarevic is greeted by Francois Hollande at Villacoublay airport

France's last hostage abroad returns home

France's last hostage abroad has returned home after three years in captivity and was welcomed by President Francois Hollande, who warned citizens not to travel to high-risk zones.

News • 10 Dec 14

Dr Martin Salia died as 'a result of the advanced symptoms of' Ebola

Doctor from Sierra Leone dies from Ebola in US

A doctor from Sierra Leone who was being treated at a US hospital for Ebola has died.

News • 17 Nov 14

Liberia has been hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak

Mali reports second Ebola death

Mali has suffered a new case of Ebola infection with the death of a nurse who treated a patient from Guinea, according to medical sources.

News • 12 Nov 14

The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed 4,900 people, mainly in nearby Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea

Ebola death toll tops 4,900 as virus spreads

The death toll from the Ebola epidemic has risen to 4,922 in eight countries, the World Health Organization has said.

News • 26 Oct 14

The plane was en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers

Bad weather blamed for Air Algerie crash

Poor weather was the most likely cause of the crash of an Air Algerie flight in the West African state of Mali that killed all 116 people on board, French officials said.

News • 25 Jul 14

French troops on patrol in northern Mali

French forces kill 19 Islamist fighters in Mali

French forces have killed 19 Islamist fighters during security operations in Mali's northern region of Timbuktu, according to a senior French officer in the West African nation..

News • 10 Dec 13

Malian authorities work on the site where 21 bodies have been found

At least 21 bodies found in mass grave in Mali

Authorities in Mali have found a mass grave believed to contain bodies of soldiers missing since last year.

News • 04 Dec 13

A man casts his vote at a polling station in Bamako, Mali

Malians go to polls in parliamentary elections

Malians have trickled to the polls amid high security for a legislative ballot, the second set of elections since France intervened this year to oust al-Qaeda-linked militants from the country's north.

News • 25 Nov 13

Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont were killed by armed gunmen in northern Mali

Two French journalists killed in Mali

French President Francois Hollande has summoned his cabinet to a meeting over the killing of two French journalists by armed gunmen in northern Mali yesterday.

News • 04 Nov 13

Former French hostage Daniel Larribe (R) is welcomed by his family at Villacoublay

Four al-Qaeda hostages return to France

Four French men held hostage in the Sahara desert by al-Qaeda-linked gunmen for three years have returned to France.

News • 30 Oct 13

There are only about 5,200 UN troops on the ground in Mali

UN calls for more resources for Mali mission

The United Nations has appealed for more troops and helicopters so that its peacekeeping mission in Mali can effectively stabilise the north of the country.

News • 17 Oct 13

People arrive at Timbuktu's city hall, to check electoral lists, looking for the bureau in which they should vote

First election in Mali since French intervention

Voters in Mali headed to the polls this morning in a presidential election it is hoped will provide a fresh start to a country divided by a coup and a war in its desert north.

News • 28 Jul 13

Mali is trying to rebuild after months of conflict

Government pledges €2.5m to support Mali recovery

The Government has announced a further €2.5m in support of the humanitarian and recovery effort in Mali.

News • 15 May 13

Eight Irish military personnel are involved in an EU training mission of the Malian Armed Forces

Government to consider Mali peacekeeping force

The Government is to give serious consideration to members of the Irish Defence Forces serving in any UN peacekeeping force that may be created to assist Mali.

News • 23 Apr 13

France hopes to reduce its presence in Mali

Malian troops search for rebels in Timbuktu

Malian troops searched house-to-house in Timbuktu this morning following hours of fighting with Islamist rebels who had infiltrated the northern desert town.

News • 01 Apr 13

French troops pass a road block on the airport road in Gao earlier this week

Govt considers deploying troops to Mali

The Government is considering deploying troops to train Mali’s army, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said.

News • 06 Feb 13

An international force lead by France has pushed into Malian territ in recent weeks

France to withdraw troops from Mali in March

France plans to begin pulling troops out of Mali from March and will focus its operations on flushing out Islamist rebels in the north of the country, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.

News • 06 Feb 13