Convoy carrying supplies to local residents escorted by a military unit "was the target of a terrorist attack" near Gaskinde in the Sahel region, an army statement said.
Head of the transitional military government takes over Defence Ministry’s responsibilities.
The coalition, known as the Platform, said several hundred militants attacked its fighters and forced them to retreat near Talataye in the Gao region — long a hotspot for violence.
A vehicle heading to the nation's capital hit an improvised explosive device, killing at least 35 people and wounding another 37, the military government said.
The last soldiers belonging to France's Barkhane operation in Mali left the African country after nearly a decade, following President Macron's decision to pull out.
Twin explosions in the Central-North region of the landlocked African country leave 15 soldiers dead and one wounded, army says.
The attack took place in the town of Sona, in the Koutiala area, near Mali's border with Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso army did not specify how many civilians were killed in counter-terrorist strike, saying the victims were hit by projectiles in the zone between Kompienga and Pognoa.
It was the fourth attack in Togo since last year as the West African country, Benin, Ghana and Ivory Coast all face a growing threat from militants in the Sahel, which is north of their borders.
Togolese army says its strike killed seven civilians who were mistakenly identified as militants on the move.
About 22 people, reportedly including children, were killed at Bourasso in Kossi province and 12 more were killed at Namissiguima in Yatenga province, officials and sources say.
Leaders of Economic Community of West African States accept transition promises of both African countries and lift economic and financial sanctions on them, but reject a three-year transition proposed by coup leaders in Guinea.
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