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Sahel security: what a wave of military coups means for the fight against jihadi groups in West Africa – podcast

Mali. Guinea. Burkina Faso. Military juntas in West Africa have seized power in a series of coups in recent months. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we ask security experts what the coups mean for the war against jihadi insurgents in the Sahel – and for the presence of…

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

Amazon and Visa resolve dispute over credit card fees

Online retailer will continue to accept Visa payments across its sites after striking global deal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

EU leaders meet to discuss Ukraine crisis, push diplomacy

European Union leaders are using a short summit meeting to assess the chances of diplomacy to unlock the standoff over Ukraine and discuss sanctions in case Russian invades its neighbor

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

EU will have to wait for East Africa regional bloc trade pact

African leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday with European leaders for a two-day summit that will inevitably discuss growth and trade. However, signing the long-awaited economic partnership agreement with the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc remains off the agenda, according to the Tanzanian Ministry of Investment, Industry and…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17, 2022

UK politics: Angela Rayner says terror police should ‘shoot first and ask questions later’ – as it happened

Latest updates: follow all the political news and developments from across the UK

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

Ivory Coast's Ouattara says French-led withdrawal from Mali 'creates a void'

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI ahead of an EU-African Union summit in Brussels. He criticised the planned departure of French and European troops from Mali, saying it "creates a void". Ouattara added that it was the responsibility of domestic African armies to…

France 24 · Feb 17, 2022

EU leaders won't discuss Russia sanctions over Ukraine Thursday - official

European Union leaders meeting over the crisis in Ukraine on Thursday will not discuss specific new sanctions on Russia as the matter is "divisive", an EU official said on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

Sisi Says Seeks to Boost Egyptian-European Cooperation in War on Terrorism

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi affirmed that Egypt looks forward to boosting cooperation with the European Union in the fight against terrorism and extremism based on a comprehensive approach. Sisi headed to Brussels to participate in the sixth European Union-African Union Summit, held on Feb 17 and 18, under the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2022

France, European allies announce military withdrawal from Mali

French president denies that the almost decade-long military deployment led by his country has ended in failure.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2022

EU Speaks with US, Qatar, Egypt as Alternatives for Russian Gas

The European Union would be able to cope with a partial disruption to gas imports from Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, adding that the EU has spoken with several countries, including the US, Qatar and Egypt about increasing gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries. Escalating…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2022