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Five killed in attack near Mali capital

Attacks are rare in this area of the country.

Mali’s security ministry has said five people have been killed in two attacks just 80km from the capital, Bamako.

A new film highlights the role of African soldiers who fought on behalf of France in World War I.

And we take a look at the economic prospects for the continent in 2023.

(Photo: Police officers of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Credit: Florent Vergnes/AFP via Getty Images).

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Wed 4 Jan 202319:06GMT
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