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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...

Sahel: Mali ex-interim president and PM freed from house arrestF

Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and  his prime minister Moctar Ouane have been freed from house arrest, the West African bloc ECOWAS said on Friday.    In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said  it "welcomes" the move by Mali...

Mali arrests former Prime Minister over alleged corruptionF

By Serge Daniel Former Malian prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga was arrested on Thursday as part of a corruption investigation, his lawyer Kassoum Tapo said.   Maiga, 67, was a close ally of former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was overthrown in a coup by...

A destabilized region: Awful week in the SahelF

Introduction by Arezki Daoud: For years, several analysts made dire predictions about where the Sahel was headed. Insurgencies, political turmoil, environmental disaster and humanitarian crises were among the series of problems forecast by experts. Today, all these...

Sahel: Mali bans hookah smokingF

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

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