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Burkina Faso: Anti-France sentiment in Burkina Faso creates operational challenges for French troops in the SahelF

By Armel Baily A French military convoy heading for Mali remained blocked in Burkina Faso on Thursday after being hampered by protests. The convoy, comprising several dozen vehicles, is heading for a French base in Gao in the violence-torn centre of Mali. It first has...
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Niger: Unable to get protection from the government, Niger villagers are now forming militia groupsF

By Boureima Hama Abdoulaye casts a questioning eye over the passengers of a car that has pulled up at the entrance to his village in western Niger. Slung over the shoulder of his long and slender frame are a bow and a quiver of arrows -- the only weapon he has against...
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Podcast: Tunisia revisited- How the government neglects the inner regionsF

Tunisia Revisited: MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud reviews where Tunisia stands as of November 2021 in the areas of social and economic development.
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Security: As Russia’s influence in Africa grows, EU wants to impose sanctions on Russian mercenaries WagnerF

EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to draw up more sanctions on shadowy Russian mercenary group Wagner over its involvement in a string of hotspots, the bloc's foreign policy chief said. The private military outfit, which Western capitals see as closely linked to the...
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