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Macron says France will stand by Africa on security issues

French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a meeting with Paul Biya, his counterpart in Cameroon, the first port of call on his three nation tour. He reiterated that France would continue to support Africa's security needs.

Radio France Internationale

‘We have travelled for a month to find grass’: climate crisis piles pressure on Senegal’s herders

Young pastoralists are proud of the tradition they have inherited. But drought, farming and conflict all endanger their lifestyle – and their lives

The Guardian - UK

French defence, foreign ministers in Niger to prepare for Mali pullout

Government ministers from France and Niger met in Niamey on Friday as French forces reorganise their mission in the Sahel following a planned pullout from Mali.

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From the Sahel to Dubai: On the trail of dirty gold

In the Sahel, the number of informal mines is rising as gold mining areas escape state control. Mali is emerging as a gold-purchasing hub for Sahelian countries, while Dubai has become the main destination for artisanal gold production from the African continent. From the hidden smelters of Bamako to the…

France 24

Before Mali withdrawal, France prepares future Sahel strategy

France is stationing more forces in Niger and Chad to fight ‘terrorist groups’ amid 2,400 troops exiting from Mali.

Al Jazeera

Ahead of Mali withdraw, France prepares future Sahel strategy

French officials head to Niger on Friday to redefine the country's strategy to fight Islamist militants in the Sahel as thousands of troops complete a withdrawal from Mali and concerns mount over the growing threat to coastal West African states.

Reuters

Herder-farmer conflict in the Sahel needs a new description: why 'eco-violence' fits

The Sahel – a 5,000km long strip of the African continent stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea – has become the most neglected and conflict-ridden part of the planet. Millions of people have been displaced in the region. Mass murders and property destruction occur almost daily.

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UN to Monitor Ukraine War for Violations Against Children

The United Nations announced Monday it will start monitoring the war in Ukraine and conflicts in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Africa’s central Sahel region for violations against children, including killings, injuries, recruitment, rape and other forms of sexual violence. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his annual report to the Security Council…

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UN to monitor Ukraine war for violations against children

The United Nations says it will start monitoring the war in Ukraine and conflicts in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Africa’s central Sahel region for violations against children, including killings, injuries, recruitment, rape and other forms of sexual violence

The Independent UK

Niger: the west’s bulwark against jihadis and Russian influence in Africa

The country is emerging as a critical ally in a neighbourhood of failing states

Financial Times

Over 20 civilians killed in attack in northwest Burkina Faso

The West African country has experienced a wave of attacks in recent years as insecurity has spread across the Sahel.

Al Jazeera

Sahel insecurity, post-coup sanctions loom large at ECOWAS summit

The Western African leaders are expected to discuss efforts to restore civilian rule in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea.

Al Jazeera

EU's Takuba force quits junta-controlled Mali

The French-led Takuba task force of EU special forces has officially ceased operating in Mali, France announced Friday, ending an anti-jihadist effort launched in March 2020 that soured after two military coups overthrew the civilian government.

France 24

Biden sending more weapons to Ukraine as NATO prepares for long fight

President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States will provide another $800 million in weapons and military aid to Ukraine, hailing the courage of Ukrainians since Russia invaded in February.

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Spain turns to Africa, lobbies NATO, allies over Ukraine-driven migration

Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine invasion, two senior government officials and two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

As Summit Host, Spain Urges NATO to Watch its Southern Flank

While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid, Spain and other member nations are quietly pushing the Western alliance to consider how mercenaries aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin are spreading Moscow's influence to Africa. As the host of the summit taking place…

The Independent UK

As summit host, Spain urges NATO to watch its southern flank

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid

Radio France Internationale

Mali in national mourning over civilian massacres in Sahel

Suspected jihadists massacred more than 130 civilians over the weekend in neighbouring central Mali towns, the latest mass killings in the Sahel region. Mali's junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita has decreed three days of national mourning.

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France Claims Capture of Senior ISIS Figure in Mali

French troops in Mali have captured a senior member of the Sahel affiliate of the ISIS group, the French military said Wednesday. The arrest comes as France prepares to complete its withdrawal from Mali after almost a decade of battling insurgency in the country with the French-led Barkhane anti-insurgency force,…

The Independent UK

UN: Sahel violence could drive more refugees toward Europe

The head of the U.N. refugee agency says Europe should be more much worried than it is that larger numbers of people from Africa’s Sahel region could seek to move north

Radio France Internationale

French military captures Islamic State group leader in Mali

The French military on Wednesday said it had captured a top-ranking member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group.

Reuters

France announces capture of senior Islamic State figure in Mali

France announced on Wednesday that soldiers from its operation battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa had captured Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a senior Islamic State figure in Mali.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algerian President in Italy Discusses Energy, Renewed Clashes in Libya

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune discussed in Italy the European need for gas, the renewed clashes in Libya, illegal migration, the instability in the Sahel region, and the war on terrorism. Earlier, Tebboune announced that his country was determined to adopt the Italian experience to establish small and medium enterprises. The…

Reuters

Chad urges Mali junta to reconsider withdrawal from anti-militant force

Chad's interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby has urged Mali's military junta to reconsider its decision to withdraw from a five-nation military force fighting Islamist militants in the Sahel region.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso: Eleven soldiers dead in attack on army base

The country has become the latest epicentre of a shifting conflict in the Sahel.

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