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Guinea, Mali
Conakry acquires South African armoured vehicles

The Guinean junta, which hopes to deploy a second battalion of peacekeepers to the UN mission in Mali, has ordered 25 armoured personnel carriers from the South African firm OTT Technologies. The contingent could be deployed at the earliest in early 2024. [...]

Published on 23/05/2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Forces armees maliennes
Idi Amin
Mamadi Doumbouya
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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Wagner

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Doumbouya looks to strengthen Guinea's defences against jihadist threat

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Mali
MINUSMA plans ahead after mass withdrawals announced

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Guinea, Mali
Conakry acquires South African armoured vehicles

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Conakry's concerns grow over MINUSMA departure

Guinea
Emirati firm Streit bags armoured vehicle deal in Conakry

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