Terrorists on Wednesday attacked the towns of Sokolo and Kalumba in the country’s centre, killing 15 soldiers, three civilians and losing 48 members.
Berlin said that Mali’s “harassing practices” made the work of German soldiers more difficult and, in some cases, impossible.
At least 100 civilians reportedly died when rebel militia attacked several villages in the Bandiagara region, close to Mopti.
The peacekeepers were killed, and another injured, when their Armoured Personnel Carrier hit an improvised explosive device outside the town of Douentza.
For roughly an hour, the convoy came under direct fire from suspected members of a terrorist group using small arms and rocket launchers.
The minibus hit a mine set by unidentified people in the middle of Parou bridge.
