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Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create joint security force

A joint security force announced by the juntas ruling Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to fight the worsening extremist violence in their Sahel region countries faces a number of challenges that cast doubt on its effectiveness, analysts have said. ...

07 Mar 2024 at 13:10

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UN warns of 18 million facing severe hunger in region of Africa

The UN has warned that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the impacts of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs. The hunger crisis ...

20 May 2022 at 13:13

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France brands depiction of troops in Wakanda Forever ‘false and misleading’

France’s defence minister has denounced the way he says French soldiers deployed in Africa appear to be depicted in the Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as “false and misleading”. In a tweet on Sunday about the ...

13 Feb 2023 at 14:36

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France and EU to withdraw troops from Mali but remain in region

France will withdraw its troops from Mali nine years after it first intervened to drive extremists from power but intends to maintain a military presence in neighbouring West African nations, President Emmanuel Macron said. Mr Macron ...

17 Feb 2022 at 17:55

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Three coup-hit West African nations formally leave Ecowas bloc

The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as Ecowas, the body said. It is the culmination of a year-long process during which the group tried to ...

29 Jan 2025 at 07:47

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Wagner mercenaries helping to kill civilians in Mali, say human rights groups

The Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians, human rights groups have said. Children were among ...

28 Mar 2024 at 13:30

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Extremists kill dozens of soldiers at a Mali military base, sources say

Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali, civil society and military sources said on Tuesday, in the latest militant violence in West Africa’s restive Sahel region. The attack on ...

03 Jun 2025 at 17:32

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