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Sahel: Mali expels ECOWAS representativeF

Mali's interim government has expelled the representative of West African bloc ECOWAS from the conflict-ridden and coup-prone country, the government said, over actions incompatible with his status.    "The government of the Republic of Mali has decided to declare the...
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Sahel: UN and NATO mulling over support to Sahelian armies in combating militant groupsF

NATO is studying options to bolster support for the multinational G5 Sahel force in the troubled three-borders region of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a surge in jihadist violence has cost thousands of lives, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a...
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Sahel: IED kills 16 soldiers between Koro et Bandiagara in MaliF

Sixteen soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in  an attack in central Mali on Wednesday, security and health officials in the war-torn Sahel state said.  In a statement, Mali's army said the troops had been the target of a "complex IED attack" -- referring to an...
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Sahel: Russia’s entry into the Sahel raises concern in the regionF

Chad's foreign minister warned against outside interference on Thursday, referencing Russian paramilitaries operating in neighboring countries. Cherif Mahamat Zene said "external interference, wherever it comes from, poses a very serious problem for the stability and...
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Sahel: Mali bans hookah smokingF

Aug 24, 2022

"Shisha-abana," exclaims Bilal, a grocer in Mali's capital Bamako, in the national language Bambara: "Shisha is...

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