# Malian Army now operating Paramount Marauder MRAPs

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2020/02/malian-army-now-operating-paramount-marauder-mraps/
- Published: 2020-02-20T21:30:39+01:00
- Author: Darek Liam

The Malian Army is now operating an unknown number of the Paramount Marauder Mine
Resistant and Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP).

According to photographs taken during the country’s 59th-anniversary parade held
at the Kati military camp on 20 January, at least four Paramount Marauder vehicles
were seen.

The Marauders were participating in the parade were all fitted with a 14.5 mm gun
turret, which was seen fitted to Paramount’s Mbombe 4 armored vehicle in 2016.

However, the South African National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s first-
quarter report for 2019, Mali bought 19 armored vehicles from South Africa for R55
million.

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## More armored vehicles for Mali

For some time now, the Malian armed forces which is the epicentre for islamic extremist
activitise, have been receiving a large plethora of armored vehicles from different
sources, most of the vehicles were donations.

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In December 2019, [Mali received 24 Storm 4×4](https://www.military.africa/2020/02/malian-army-now-operating-paramount-marauder-mraps/military.africa/2018/12/mali-receives-24-storm-4x4-armored-personnel-carriers-from-qatar)
Armored Personnel Carrier from Qatar. In October, Germany also [donated twenty-nine Casspir Armored vehicles](https://www.military.africa/2020/02/malian-army-now-operating-paramount-marauder-mraps/military.africa/2019/07/germany-donates-29-casspir-armoured-vehicles-to-mali)
to Mali, while the United Arab Emirates gifted [thirty Typhoon MRAPs](https://www.military.africa/2020/02/malian-army-now-operating-paramount-marauder-mraps/military.africa/2020/01/uae-gifts-30-typhoon-mraps-to-mali-to-support-counter-terror-operations),
and [Cougar 4×4](https://www.military.africa/2020/02/malian-army-now-operating-paramount-marauder-mraps/military.africa/2020/02/uae-donates-cougar-4x4-armoured-vehicles-to-mali)
Arnored Personnel Carriers to Mali.

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