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Sahel: Crisis in Mali enters Senegal’s presidential politicsF

Senegal's army says it is standing by the country's commitments to the UN's peacekeeping mission in neighbouring Mali, after an opposition leader suggested it was withdrawing. The West African state is one of the biggest contributors to the MINUSMA force in Mali,...
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Sahel: France hits back at Mali over “increasing manipulation of information”F

France on Thursday condemned "increasing manipulation of information" about its military withdrawal from its former colony Mali, where the military junta this week accused it of backing jihadists. "We condemn the increasing manipulation of information, which must not...
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Sahel: Germany says Russian troops may be present in MaliF

German soldiers in Mali spotted several dozen suspected Russian security forces in the city of Gao just as the last French soldiers left the country, the German government said Wednesday. The German ambassador in Bamako has contacted Mali's foreign minister about "the...
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Sahel: Mali-France relations worsen as Bamako accuses Paris of “aggression and espionage”F

Mali has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting to stop what it calls French "acts of aggression", including alleged espionage and violations of sovereignty, and accused France of supporting jihadists. In a letter seen Wednesday by AFP, Foreign Minister...
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