African Union Condemns Attack on UN Peacekeepers in Niger

The African Union (AU) has sharply condemned the attack on Niger peacekeepers serving with the U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).  The attack left nine soldiers dead and others wounded during an ambush Friday in the West African country 15 kilometers east of Indelimane in Mali’s northern Gao region. Last month, U.N. peacekeepers from Chad were similarly attacked by armed militants in Mali. El Ghassim Wane, spokesman for the African Union,...

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