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French military facing growing protests in Sahel

French military facing growing protests in Sahel

  • France, the former colonial power in the Sahel, has about 5,100 troops deployed across the region
  • Macron has promised that French troops will not operate in a country where Wagner paramilitaries are also active
By AFP ·
Special Egypt assumes presidency of African Peace and Security Council

Egypt assumes presidency of African Peace and Security Council

By Mohammed Abu Zaid ·
French forces kill Daesh Sahel militant leader wanted by US

French forces kill Daesh Sahel militant leader wanted by US

By AFP ·
Egypt steps up support for campaign against terror, crime groups in Sahel region

Egypt steps up support for campaign against terror, crime groups in Sahel region

By Mohammed Abu Zaid ·
Fresh attack leaves 37 civilians dead in western Niger

Fresh attack leaves 37 civilians dead in western Niger

By AFP ·
France honors Europe’s anti-extremist troops on Bastille Day

France honors Europe’s anti-extremist troops on Bastille Day

By AFP ·
France to start closing military bases in Mali by year-end: Macron

France to start closing military bases in Mali by year-end: Macron

By AFP ·
Car bomb wounds 15 UN peacekeepers in north Mali

Car bomb wounds 15 UN peacekeepers in north Mali

By AFP ·
Macron announces Sahel troop drawdown, calls for new force

Macron announces Sahel troop drawdown, calls for new force

By AFP ·
UAE begins first flights to support counter-terrorism operations in the Sahel

UAE begins first flights to support counter-terrorism operations in the Sahel

By Arab News ·
Burkina Faso to vote in shadow of extremist threat photos

Burkina Faso to vote in shadow of extremist threat

By AFP ·
US defense chief’s rare Algeria visit points to Sahel region threats

US defense chief’s rare Algeria visit points to Sahel region threats

By Reuters ·
Sahel allies have ‘shifted the dynamic’ in fight with extremists: Macron photos

Sahel allies have ‘shifted the dynamic’ in fight with extremists: Macron

By AFP ·

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