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President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Thursday the death of Adnan Abu Walid Al-Sahrawi considered responsible for most of the jihadist attacks in the tri-border area straddling Mali, Niger and Burkina.

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) reported that at least 527 civilians were killed, injured, or abducted from April 1 to June 30, 2021, representing an increase of more than 25 percent from the first quarter of the year.

Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga, a former Prime Minister in Mali was on Thursday jailed by the indictment division of the Supreme Court over a case about the purchase of a presidential plane during the presidency of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

According to the United Nations (UN) body in charge of maintaining international peace and security, the success of the fight against terrorism and violent extremism in Africa depends, among other things, on strengthening “good governance” and facilitating “socio-economic development.”