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Mahamane Touré
Mahamane Touré is a Malian general who served as Malian Chief of Staff from 2013 to 2016, and afterwards became the Malian ambassador to Niger. Biography Touré was born in 1954 near Markala, Mali. He joined the 33rd Parachute Commando Regiment in 1972, later becoming director general of Malian customs between 1994 and 1996. Touré then served in the Malian ministry of defense. From 2006 to 2012, he served as Commissioner of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security at ECOWAS. He was appointed brigadier general on October 1, 2010, and then became director of the Alioune Blondin Beye School of Peacekeeping form March 2012. Touré became Malian Chief of Staff on November 8, 2013, but resigned after Malian forces were routed during the Second Battle of Kidal in May 2014. Ultimately, he remained in his position, retiring on June 29, 2016. He was replaced by Didier Dacko, and was sacked because of his refusal to sanction the actions of El Hadj Ag Gamou and atrocities committed by GA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malian Armed Forces
The Malian Armed Forces (french: links=no, Forces Armées Maliennes) consists of the Army (french: Armée de Terre, links=no), Republic of Mali Air Force (french: Force Aérienne de la Republique du Mali, links=no), and National Guard (french: Garde Nationale du Mali, links=no). They number some 7,000 and are under the control of the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans. The Library of Congress as of January 2005 stated that " e military is underpaid, poorly equipped, and in need of rationalization. Its organisation has suffered from the incorporation of Tuareg irregular forces into the regular military following a 1992 agreement between the government and Tuareg rebel forces."Library of CongressCountry Profile January 2005 In 2009, the IISS Military Balance listed 7,350 soldiers in the Army, 400 in the Air Force, and 50 in the Navy.IISS Military Balance 2009 p.310 The Gendarmerie and local police forces (under the Ministry of Interior and Security) maintain internal security. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malian Military Personnel
Malian may refer to: * Malian, Iran (other), places in Iran with the name * Something of, from, or related to Mali, a country in West Africa * Something of, from, or related to the Malians (Greek tribe) in Ancient Greece * Something of, from, or related to the Mali Empire The Mali Empire (Manding: ''Mandé''Ki-Zerbo, Joseph: ''UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century'', p. 57. University of California Press, 1997. or Manden; ar, مالي, Māl� ..., a medieval West African civilization from c. 1247 to c. 1600 See also * List of all pages beginning with "Malian" {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GATIA
The Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies (french: Groupe autodéfense touareg Imghad et alliés, Abbreviation, abbreviated GATIA) is an armed group in Azawad, Mali. Many of its 500 to 1,000 fighters are Tuareg people#Nobility, vassals and clerics, Imghad Tuaregs, and the group supports the Malian government and army. History GATIA was founded on 14 August 2014 as a self-defense group of armed locals, in response to the Malian Army's defeat in the 2nd Battle of Kidal on 21 May 2014 by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA). In collaboration with France, French forces, GATIA and the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA) launched a joint-operation on 23 February 2018 to capture or kill Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL commander in Mali. Sahrawi managed to evade capture, but six ISIL militants were killed in the Battle of In-Delimane, clashes. GATIA-MSA forces Battle of Tabarde, clashed with ISIL militants from 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Hadj Ag Gamou
El Hadj Ag Gamou, born December 31, 1964, in Tidermène, Mali, is an Imghad Tuareg Malian division general. Gamou is currently the governor of Kidal Region since November 22, 2023, and has also been the head of his faction of Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies since the group's foundation. Prior to his governorship, Gamou served in the Malian army, commanding Malian troops against Ansar Dine and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in the early stages of the Mali War. Early life and combat Gamou was born to a family of shepherds in Tidermene, Ménaka Region, Mali. He is an Imghad Tuareg, which is considered a vassal tribe according to traditional Tuareg hierarchies. In 1980, at the age of 16, Gamou joined the Libyan Army's Islamic Legion, where he met Iyad Ag Ghaly. After a year of training in Libya, and a subsequent six-month stint in Syria with special forces, Gamou served in the Lebanese Civil War alongside the Palestinians. He then returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alioune Blondin Beye School Of Peacekeeping
Alioune is a masculine given name. Notable people with the surname include: *Alioune Ba (footballer) (born 1989), French footballer *Alioune Bâ (born 1959), Malian photographer *Alioune Badará (born 1989), Senegalese footballer *Alioune Badara Bèye (born 1945), Senegalese civil servant, novelist, playwright, poet and publisher *Alioune Diakhate (born 1994), Senegalese footballer *Alioune Diouf (born 1966), Senegalese wrestler * Alioune Diop (1910–1980), Senegalese writer and editor *Alioune Dramé (c. 1921–1977), Guinean economist and politician *Alioune Fall (born 1994), Senegalese footballer *Alioune Gueye (born, 1987), Senegalese footballer *Alioune Kébé (born 1984), Senegalese footballer *Alioune Mbaye Nder (born 1969), Senegalese singer * Alioune Ndour (born 1997), Senegalese footballer *Alioune Sarr (1908–2001), Senegalese historian, author and politician *Alioune Sene (born 1996), Senegalese-born French pole vaulters *Alioune Sow (born 1936), Senegalese sprinter *Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of , and in 2015 had an estimated population of over 349 million. Considered one of the pillar regional blocs of the continent-wide African Economic Community (AEC), the stated goal of ECOWAS is to achieve "collective self-sufficiency" for its member states by creating a single large trade bloc by building a full economic and trading union. The union was established on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, with its stated mission to promote economic integration across the region. A revised version of the treaty was agreed and signed on 24 July 1993 in Cotonou. The ECOWAS also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region, with member states occasionally sending joint military forces to intervene in the bloc's member countries at tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger
) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesRépublique du Niger, "Loi n° 2001-037 du 31 décembre 2001 fixant les modalités de promotion et de développement des langues nationales." L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde (accessed 21 September 2016) , languages = , religion_ref = , religion_year = 2012 , religion = , demonym = Nigerien , capital = Niamey , coordinates = , largest_city = Niamey , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Semi-presidential s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markala
Markala is a commune in Mali's Ségou Region on the Niger River 35 km down stream from the town of Ségou. The commune contains 30 villages in an area of 318 square kilometers and in 2009 had a population of 45,961.. Mali's primary irrigation dam, the Markala dam, lies in the commune. The main village of the commune, Diamarabougou, is on the right bank adjacent to the dam which also serves as an important road bridge. The French colonial authorities constructed the dam between 1934 and 1945 to irrigate farmland with the intention of producing cotton for the textile industry. The dam is 2450 m in length and functions as a weir in that water can flow over the top. It diverts water into a canal system that extends 135 km to the north past the small towns of Niono and Sokolo in the 'Delta Mort' region. Each year around 2.7 km3 of water is diverted from the river, which corresponds to 8.3 percent of the total flow. The water is used to irrigate about 750 square ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Dacko
Didier Dacko is a Malian general who commanded Malian forces during the early stages of the Mali War, and reversed the gains made by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and jihadist groups in 2013. Biography Dacko was born in San, Mali, in 1967 to a Bobo family. He graduated at the top of his class from the Kati Military Prytaneum. When the Mali War broke out in 2012, Dacko was a colonel-major and the commander in Gao Region. In February and March, he led reinforcements to try and break the siege of Tessalit, but was not able to. On March 31, 2012, he was forced to abandon Gao and return to Sévaré. Dacko commanded Malian forces during the Battle of Konna in January 2013, effectively halting the spread southward of jihadist groups. He then commanded Malian forces in recapturing Gao in January 2013. He then captured Anéfis from the MNLA in June 2013. Dacko was promoted to brigadier-general for these actions in August 2013, and subsequently promoted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahima Dahirou Dembélé
Ibrahima is a male given name, a form of Ibrahim common in parts of Western Africa. Notable people with the name include: * Ibrahima Aya (born 1967), Malian writer * Ibrahima Bakayoko (born 1976), Ivorian footballer * Ibrahima Bangoura (born 1982), Guinean footballer * Ibrahima Camara (born 1985), Guinean footballer * Ibrahima Baldé (born 1990), Senegalese footballer * Ibrahima Faye (born 1979), Senegalese footballer * Ibrahima Fofana (1952–2010), Guinean trade unionist * Ibrahima Gueye (born 1978), Senegalese footballer * Ibrahima Kassory Fofana (born circa 1954), former Guinean politician * Ibrahima Konaté (born 1999), French football player * Ibrahima Moctar Sarr (born 1949), Mauritanian journalist and politician * Ibrahima Sanoh (born 1994), Guinean footballer * Ibrahima Sonko (born 1981), Senegalese footballer * Ibrahima Sory Conte (born 1981), Guinean footballer * Ibrahima Wade (born 1968), French sprinter * Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (1762–1829), African prince ensla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
