Mali receives two MI-35P attack helicopters and surveillance radars from Russia. EAC nations must share DRC’s insecurity situation. Malian army kills a dozen insurgents. The unification of the army in South Sudan is critical to peace. Jambojet and Taifa Gas will benefit from the new Dar-Nairobi trade agreement. Two Burkinabe police officers are killed by an improvised explosive device attack. Malian customs seize 754 kilograms of drugs, 11.9 kilograms of gold, and explosives. Organic fertilizer is cheaper than inorganic fertilizer for Malawian farmers. French soldiers from Operation Barkhane arrest six people in the north of Mali.
