In the late 16th century, the Songhai Empire fell to Moroccan invaders and disintegrated into independent sultanates and kingdoms. In a statement after the call, the officials said that both leaders expressed concern about ongoing fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex in Ukraine, which Russian forces seized several months ago. LOCATION: Muralla cor Recoletos Sts. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. Military expenditure, total Stockholm Mali: 0.07 21,473,764 3.26 15.33 0.46 1 killed[117] Mali, Chad, and Guinea have all seen coups since 2020, raising fears of a backslide towards military rule in a region that had made democratic progress over the past decade. This announcement comes days after a suicide bomber killed four Chadian soldiers in Kidal, where 1,800 of its soldiers are currently stationed. In the first days of January 2022, after several months of rumors and negotiations, several hundred Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group were deployed in Mali, as well as soldiers from the Russian regular army in charge of logistics or serving as instructors. In May 2021, Colonel Assimi GOITA led a military takeover, arresting the interim president after a Cabinet shake up removed GOITAs key allies. Australia Oleg, 57, was killed on Friday. [41] An armored company of the Marine Infantry Tank Regiment is being deployed to Mali as are CAESAR self-propelled howitzers. Almost all Malians who took refuge abroad (mostly Tuareg and Maure pastoralists) stayed in the region, largely in Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso. [347], On 28 January 2013, as French-led Malian troops captured the airport of the World Heritage town of Timbuktu, the Ahmed Baba Institute, host of priceless ancient manuscripts, was razed by fleeing Islamists. The U.S. State Department and Yale identify 21 detention sites in Russian-controlled territory. [190] The MNLA succeeded in negotiating their release without violence, and one MNLA commander said that the movement had decided to disarm other armed groups. )1.7% (2017 est.). Slowly, the 25-year-old soldier lowered his whole body into the briny water, closed his eyes and, for an instant, seemed to let himself go. An official reported that many people left the town for Algeria following the incident. "[129], A 2013 Al Jazeera poll found that 96% of Malians in Bamako supported French intervention. [239] An Islamist base in Kidal was targeted by the French air force. [159], On 1 February 2012, the MNLA took control of the city of Menaka when the Malian army operated what they called a tactical retreat. )geothermal: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est. Total:1,0001,500+ killed, captured or deserted (by April 2012)[93], 428+ killed[100] )solar: 1% of total installed capacity (2020 est. Find Nigerian News, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Sports, Music, Events, Jobs, SME Listings and much more. He said that Mr. Putins decree would only increase the number of troops on paper against the reality on the ground, unless Russia is forced to increase the duration of compulsory service from one year to 18 months. ), $2,200 (2020 est. It's a Sign of Trouble. BOX769. The clashes left a hundred dead, including several dozen Tuareg civilians massacred by the jihadists. Ukraine has lost control of 20 percent of its territory to Russian forces and their proxies in recent years. )government consumption: 17.4% (2017 est. Citigroup put its Russian consumer bank up for sale. One reason is that declaring a national draft would destroy the veneer of normalcy that the Kremlin has been able to maintain despite economic sanctions and the continuing fighting. ), urban population: 45.4% of total population (2022)rate of urbanization: 4.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est. )6.2% (2015 est. )beer: 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est. Earlier this year, Mali recruited more than 1,000 soldiers from Wagner Group and expelled French troops from the country. TYLIHUL ESTUARY, Ukraine Senior Lt. Kirill Vikhrov stripped off his uniform and waded into the shallow estuary, the long rays of afternoon sunlight glinting in his blond hair. ), $4.192 billion (31 December 2017 est. Return to the home page. They then used air and ground forces to intercept other vehicles. 400 (2021)[87] Damiba himself led a coup earlier this year against a civilian government that had lost support over rising violence by Islamist extremists. On the first day of fighting, the MNLA claimed its forces killed 65 Islamist fighters, while they suffered only one dead and 13 wounded. United Arab Emirates )crude oil and lease condensate exports: 0 bbl/day (2018 est. 250[88] Russian Cossacks guarded the steps of the Crimean regional Parliament in Simferopol, Ukraine, in 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea. Damiba took power after a military coup on Jan. 24 ousted former President Roch Kabore and dissolved the government.. 500[52] Day after day for 181 days, the grim ledger of Russias invasion of Ukraine grows longer with each missile strike, burst of gunfire and report of atrocities. ADM. douard Guillaud [255] Meanwhile, the government of Germany authorized the contribution of two Transall C-160 transport aircraft to ferry African troops into the capital Bamako. The second in command of AQIM, Hacene Ould Khalill, was killed during a raid by French special forces near Tessalit in November 2013. Ibrahim Boubacar Keta (from 4 Sept. 2013) "We want to inform the population that the situation is under control and order is being restored," an army officer said in a statement broadcast on national television. On Wednesday, as the war ended its sixth month on Ukraines Independence Day, Mr. Biden announced that the United States would deliver nearly $3 billion worth of arms and equipment to Ukraine, its largest single package of military aid during the war. OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid further violence after Friday's coup, religious and traditional leaders said on Sunday. $44.89 billion (2020 est. The government subsidizes the production of cereals to decrease the countrys dependence on imported foodstuffs and to reduce its vulnerability to food price shocks. ), 19.2 years (2018 est. Prcision: ils n'appartiennent pas la force de la CEDEAO: Lignes de dfense", "Le Tchad va envoyer 2 000 hommes au Mali", "Mali: le Tchad soutient l'intervention militaire de la France", "Denmark sending troops to UN mission in Mali", "Large majority in the German Bundestag approves the Mali mandate", "Luchtmachtvliegtuig brengt goederen naar Mali", "Opration Serval: contribution allie au transport tactique intra-thtre", "Spain offers to France a plane to move African troops", "Spain sends 30 soldiers to Mali to protect European instructors", "Sverige stdjer med transportflyg till Mali", "MALI. Video clips on social media showed some of the countrys soldiers carrying Russian flags as they climbed on top of armoured vehicles, surrounded by people chanting Russia, Russia. Russian flags were also conspicuous in a crowd cheering Capt. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, the remaining area was renamed the Republic of Mali. Russia has put Ukraine and all Europeans in a situation one step away from a radiation disaster, Mr. Zelensky said. This focus on accountability lays the foundation for future civil and criminal legal processes, whether in Ukraine, through international mechanisms, or in third-party countries that have established jurisdiction, it said. Ukrainian forces have yet to make any major push to drive the Russians from occupied territory, and officials have said they understand they have a limited amount of time to take advantage of Russias apparent struggles. Russian commentators praised the coup. 3,000 [81] 400 captured[99] In the wake of the French deployment, ECOWAS said that it had ordered its African-led International Support Mission to Mali to be deployed immediately, and the European Union said it had increased preparations for sending a military training mission, EUTM Mali. [131], On 22 March 2012, President Amadou Toumani Tour was ousted in a coup d'tat over his handling of the crisis, a month before a presidential election was to have taken place. Our Mission The Foreign Press Centers support the Department's mission by deepening global understanding of U.S. policy, society, culture, and values through engagement with foreign media. However, by the end of the day, the Tuaregs were beaten back by the MOJWA forces after the Islamists laid an ambush for them. OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid further violence after Friday's coup, religious and traditional leaders said on Sunday. The attacks increased political discontent towards the government from the military community. On August 15, 2022, French troops had fully withdrawn from Mali towards Niger, ending their presence in the country. (Top) A French Dassault Rafale of squadron 2/92 "Aquitaine" refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Africa on 17 March 2013. [96] During the next few hours, the French-Malian forces assaulted the town of Gao, backed by French warplanes and helicopters. There are no such bombs that can erase freedom, he said, and there will never be such missiles that can break the will of the people who believe in themselves.. ), maize, rice, millet, sorghum, mangoes/guavas, cotton, watermelons, green onions/shallots, okra, sugar cane, food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining, agriculture: 80%industry and services: 20% (2005 est. Mr. Danilov said the hardest days may yet lie ahead. Four Russian rockets later struck in and around the train station, Mr. Tymoshenko said, causing five passenger cars to catch fire. In 2015, the Malian Government and northern rebels signed an internationally mediated peace accord. 4 killed[113] One of the MNLA's founders, Attaye Ag Mohamed, was also quoted as saying that the "political and military wings of the Azawad" had declared "the lifting of the ceasefire with the central government". In March 2012, then-President Amadou Toumani Toure was deposed in a military coup carried out by the Malian army as anger spread over the governments response to the rebellion. A satellite image showed a general view of a prison in Olenivka, Ukraine, in July. Asked by reporters whether Mr. Biden retained full confidence in Mr. Zelensky, Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said that the administration supported Zelensky, the president, and his fight for freedom., Mr. Zelensky, who has repeatedly swung from chiding Western allies for delivering aid too slowly to expressing his deep appreciation, said on Twitter that he had a great conversation with Mr. Biden and thanked him for the unwavering U.S. support for Ukrainian people.. Ukrainians are being encouraged to apply for Russian passports to access state benefits. On 26 July 2017, 2 German pilots died in a helicopter-crash. Oleg had more than five decades to forge friendships. [123], On 14 January, the Tuareg separatist MNLA declared it would fight alongside the French and even the Malian government to "end terrorism in Azawad". Splits have emerged within the army, with many soldiers appearing to seek Russian support as the influence of former colonial power France wanes. For further combat operations, a mixed combat group named GTIA Dsert (Groupement tactique interarmes Dsert) was activated in Gao, on 20 May 2013. [205] Once MOJWA troops surrounded the city, the militia reportedly surrendered without a fight and were disarmed. ), municipal: 107 million cubic meters (2017 est. Speaking at a forum for veterans on Monday, Valeriy Zaluzhny, the commander of Ukraines armed forces, said that this war was being fought by the entire country, not just the army. The French National Gendarmerie deployed two platoons of gendarmes to Mali in the military police role: These are the forces committed by the countries that support France (in alphabetical order): The operation began on 11 January 2013, with French Army Gazelle helicopters armed with 20mm cannons from the 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment attacking a rebel column near Svar. Poland Donor nations have pledged to give Ukraine more than $83 billion in total. 500[2] )note: Mali has 13 national languages in addition to its official language, Muslim 93.9%, Christian 2.8%, animist 0.7%, none 2.5% (2018 est.). )agricultural: 5.075 billion cubic meters (2017 est.). The Russian curriculum is being taught in schools. Protesters in Ouagadougou stand atop a Unitend Nation armoured vehicle as they demonstrate carrying a Russian flag.-/AFP/Getty Images. President Vladimir V. Putin on Thursday ordered a sharp increase in the size of his armed forces, a reversal of years of efforts by the Kremlin to slim down a bloated military and the latest sign that the Russian president, despite heavy battlefield losses, is bracing for a long war in Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was cut off from Ukraines grid, leading to outages, officials say. Forgive me, he said as he wept. On 19 January 11 militants and 7 hostages were killed in a final assault to end the standoff. Search the most recent archived version of state.gov. A high-ranking commander of President Hissne Habr's military during the 1980s, Dby played important roles in the Toyota War which led to Chad's The two wounded soldiers lived. The detainees and prisoners could be forced to live outside the centers in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, imprisoned for long periods, deported to Russia or even killed. ), fresh water lake(s): Lac Faguibine - 590 sq kmnote - the Niger River is the only source of water for the lake; in recent years the lake is dry, Niger (shared with Guinea [s], Niger, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 km; Senegal (shared with Guinea [s], Senegal, and Mauritania [m]) - 1,641 kmnote [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth, Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km), Lullemeden-Irhazer Basin, Taodeni-Tanezrouft Basin, the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso as shown in this population distribution map, hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding, landlocked; divided into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; and the northern, arid Saharan, Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa 0.4%, other 0.3% (2018 est. [293] The same day two suicide bombers crashed their cars into the MNLA's local operations center in the town of in Khalil, killing 5 people including 3 MNLA fighters and both bombers. AFISMA Spent remains of Russian cluster munitions found on farm fields near Siversk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, in June. It is a key element of the vast project invoked by the military to maintain itself until 2024 at the head of this country caught in the turmoil. Backup power is required to ensure the continued operation of cooling systems that remove heat from the reactors. The leaders called for Russia to return full control of the complex to Ukraine and for inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.s nuclear watchdog, to access to the plant. The bill establishes a second parliamentary chamber, corresponding to the Senate, alongside the National Assembly. ), United Arab Emirates 66%, Switzerland 26% (2019), gold, cotton, sesame seeds, lumber, vegetable oils/residues (2019), $6.08 billion (2018 est.) [181] Following Traor's inauguration, he pledged to "wage a total and relentless war" on the Tuareg rebels unless they released their control of northern Malian cities. [238] A dozen strikes targeted the city and its outskirts. Use our site search. [170] The mutineers cited Tour's alleged poor handling of the insurgency and the lack of equipment for the Malian Army as their reasons for the rebellion. )591.45 (2014 est. More than 100 countries, including most of NATOs member states, agreed to ban the weapons in the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which took effect in 2010. Residents in the city said cellphone service on the Russian-installed mobile network was not working and that there were long lines for fuel and drinking water. )transmission/distribution losses: 346 million kWh (2019 est. Another solution, he said, would be absorbing some of the countrys national guard forces into the army. [241], It was reported that following the strikes which destroyed their bases, the MUJAO forces left Gao. [171] The CNRDR would serve as an interim regime until power could be returned to a new, democratically elected government. Destroyed housing blocks in a town northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, in July. Mali: Progress on transition, peace process, amid ongoing insecurity Yemen: End of nationwide truce heralds heightened risk of war, Security Council hears Mali experienced two successful coups in 2020 and 2021, both orchestrated by the Malian military. A Malian security source said that at least a dozen MNLA fighters were killed while the Islamists suffered only one dead. ), total: 8.3% (2020 est. )3.4% of GDP (2020 est. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid. Several hours later, he said that workers at the nuclear power plant managed to restore power to the city. [319] [272], On 27 January, French and Malian forces encircled Timbuktu and began securing the city. The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Taiwan after 1949. [346] In late June, Islamists attacked several more sites in Timbuktu with pickaxes and shovels. [300], On 29 April, a French paratrooper was killed by a roadside bomb in Northern Mali, the sixth French soldier to die in the conflict. His death gave them life. The MNLA and Islamists struggled to reconcile their conflicting visions for an intended new state. [216], After the declaration, the MNLA re-engaged the Islamist forces, and, with the help of one defecting Islamist faction, retook the cities of Tessalit and Kidal (the site of earlier pro-MNLA protests against the Islamists[194]) in late January. )from consumed natural gas: 0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est. Cluster munitions have killed at least 689 people in Ukraine in the six months since Russia invaded the country, the Cluster Munition Coalition, an international disarmament group, said in its annual report on Thursday. [207] A prior ECOWAS plan had been rejected by diplomats as lacking sufficient detail. [231] In all, one local resident counted 148 bodies around Konna. ), degree of risk: very high (2020)food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fevervectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue feverwater contact diseases: schistosomiasisanimal contact diseases: rabiesrespiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis, total: 0.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est. Still cant find what youre [] Russias offensives in the east and south have slowed to a crawl. )investment in fixed capital: 19.3% (2017 est. This page may have been moved, deleted, or is otherwise unavailable. On 16 January 2012, several insurgent groups began fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, which they called Azawad. The ICRC also published a statement in which he welcomed the release and said that two humanitarian workers had suffered minor injuries but their life was not in danger. Timbuktu remains a center of culture in West Africa today. [291], Gao was attacked a second time on 20 February. 22 February 2013. Two were killed as a result of the protests, allegedly by MNLA troops. After the withdrawal of Malian government forces from the region, former co-belligerents Ansar Dine, MOJWA, and the MNLA soon found themselves in conflict with each other as well as the populace. (approximately $600 million)3.2% of GDP (2017 est.) [345], During the conflict, Islamists also damaged or destroyed a number of historical sites on the grounds that they said were idolatrous, particularly in Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [322], In a surge of attacks during OctoberNovember, over 100 Mali soldiers were killed. [246], On 15 January, the French defense minister confirmed that the Mali military had still not recaptured Konna from rebel forces, despite earlier claims that they did. ), general assessment: Malis telecom systems are challenged by recent conflict, geography, areas of low population, poverty, security issues, and high illiteracy; telecom infrastructure is barely adequate in urban areas and not available in most of the country with underinvestment in fixed-line networks; high mobile penetration and potential for mobile broadband service; local plans for IXP; dependent on neighboring countries for international bandwidth and access to submarine cables (2022)domestic: fixed-line subscribership is over 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has increased sharply to 125 per 100 persons; increasing use of local radio loops to extend network coverage to remote areas (2020)international: country code - 223; satellite communications center and fiber-optic links to neighboring countries; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean) (2020)note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services, national public TV broadcaster; 2 privately owned companies provide subscription services to foreign multi-channel TV packages; national public radio broadcaster supplemented by a large number of privately owned and community broadcast stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2019), total: 5,467,725 (2020 est. This is something you do when you are making some kind of plan for a protracted conflict.. 144[2] Ukraine and Russia have traded blame over who is responsible for the shelling, which has continued despite international alarm and calls for the creation of a demilitarized zone around the plant. War gives the fight to preserve Ukraines cultural identity new urgency. [294], U. S. President Obama announced on 22 February 2013 that about 100 American troops had been sent to Niger, which borders Mali, to aid the French in Mali. The following units of the French Army were involved in Mali during the first period of operation: At the end of May 2013, the French Army began to draw down its forces in Mali. President Macron was forced into a rapid course-correction, flying to Niamey, Niger's capital, to pay his respects to the Nigrien military dead and postponing the summit until January 2020. One French commando, a sergeant, was killed and so were 20 Islamist militants. Idriss Dby Itno (18 June 1952 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021.. Dby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. In a statement on Saturday, the coup leaders said they were willing to go to other partners ready to help in the fight against terrorism widely interpreted as a reference to Russia. [260] AFP cited local reports saying that the Islamists were beginning to leave other areas under their control to seek refuge in the mountainous and difficult-to-access Kidal Region. The agency blamed the Russians for shelling key infrastructure around the plant that led to its complete disconnection from the power grid, the first in the history of the plant.. Operation Serval followed the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2085 of 20 December 2012 and an official request by the Malian interim government for French On 21 January, the Malian military, with the aid of French air support, took possession of Diabaly. The warnings are over." At least three separate videos shared on online on Saturday and Sunday showed soldiers atop armoured personnel carriers, waving Russian flags, while the crowd around chanted "Russia! No Malian soldiers were with them, as a confrontation with Tuaregs was feared. [112] On 12 April, two suicide bombers detonated their belts, blowing themselves up near a group of Chadian soldiers, in a busy market in Kidal. And Ukraine, too, has lost fighters and equipment, as its civilians have suffered through frequent Russian strikes. Ukrainian culture, past and present, has become a vital line of defense for the whole liberal order. "The Parliament or the Assembly will no longer be able to overthrow the government and, in the opposite direction, the President of the Republic will no longer be able to dissolve the National Assembly," he added. The State Department said it was giving an additional $9 million to the Conflict Observatory through the European Democratic Resilience Initiative. Further details may exist on the. [235] French defense minister Le Drian said that new airstrikes were ongoing in Mali, happened during the last night and will happen the next day as well. This "preliminary draft" is supposed to be submitted to a referendum in March 2023. But as Mr. Zelensky and other leaders have vowed that Ukraine will win the war, they have also repeatedly urged Ukrainians living under Russian occupation to be patient. Even with grain ships on the move again, the world hunger crisis is dire. Nigeria's Largest Information Portal. The concern about Moscows referendum planning underscores the steep challenges Ukraine faces as it seeks to translate losses it has recently inflicted against Russian forces into successfully regaining territory. Traore, whom he described as a truly worthy and courageous son of his Motherland.. The referendums will have no influence on the battlefield, said Oleg Ignatov, senior Russia analyst at the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think tank. 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Burkina Faso's self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore is welcomed by supporters holding Russian's flags in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on Oct. 2. ), women married by age 15: 15.9%women married by age 18: 53.7%men married by age 18: 2.1% (2018 est. Others migrate long term to Malis urban areas, Cote dIvoire, other neighboring countries, and in smaller numbers to France, Malis former colonial ruler. It was the first time in five years that Mr. Putin had issued an order changing the overall head count of the Russian armed forces. The organization stated that fighters with the MNLA and Ansar Dine were "running riot" in Mali's north,[336] and documented instances of gang rape, extrajudicial executions, and the use of child soldiers by both Tuareg and Islamist groups. 09 December 2022. Supply convoys are often ambushed. So far, Mr. Putin has avoided mass conscription to provide soldiers for the war in Ukraine. [70], The MNLA ended the ceasefire in September of the same year after government forces opened fire on unarmed protesters. [89] Along with French help, Malian forces took back control of Konna on 18 January. )exports of goods and services: 22.1% (2017 est. note: data are in current year dollars$2.803 billion (2016 est. )$43.57 billion (2018 est. Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic. Sandbags have been placed at cultural sites across Ukraine, including Odesas National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, since the beginning of the war in an effort to protect Ukraines cultural heritage amid Russias invasion of the country. The Malian army immediately deployed 100 soldiers to the town, which were reinforced later. )spirits: 0.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est. [..] the United Nation Security Council has mandated an African-led stabilisation force to take action in Mali). But the figures that have emerged are grim. This case is the quickest any ICC investigation has begun after foreign military intervention. In June, the U.S. National Intelligence Council released an unclassified report that said it had identified 18 possible locations in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine and western Russia where detainees and prisoners were being held and processed. ), Senegal 23%, Cote d'Ivoire 15%, China 11%, France 9% (2019), refined petroleum, clothing and apparel, packaged medicines, cement, broadcasting equipment (2019), $647.8 million (31 December 2017 est. 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