MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

MAURITIUS SUSPENDS DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH MALDIVES OVER CHAGOS ISLANDS ROW. (PHOTO)


 Mauritius suspends diplomatic ties with Maldives over Chagos Islands row


Mauritius has suspended diplomatic relations with the Maldives in a move it attributed to the Maldivian government's non-recognition of Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.


The decision follows Maldives' stand that "it no longer recognizes the sovereignty of the Republic of Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago, its territorial integrity and is now objecting to the Agreement between Mauritius and the United Kingdom," according to a statement by the foreign affairs ministry.


The decision "reflects the commitment of Mauritius to safeguard its national interest and uphold the principles of sovereignty and respect to the United Nations Charter, international law, peace and stability in the region," read the statement issued after a Cabinet meeting late on Friday, Anadolu Agency reported.


The UK and Mauritius signed last year an agreement to settle the future of the contested Chagos Islands, officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, but US President Donald Trump recently urged London to scrap the deal.


The deal would see the UK cede sovereignty of the territory to Mauritius, and lease back a joint UK-US military base on the largest island.


Maldives has raised concerns and objections regarding the proposed transfer, and has sought direct discussions with the UK.


​​​​​​​President Mohamed Muizzu recently said Maldives holds a stronger historical and legal claim to the territory than Mauritius.

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