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Sahel: French army to withdraw from Burkina FasoF

France said Wednesday it will withdraw its contingent of hundreds of troops stationed in Burkina Faso within a month, after the junta ruling the Sahel country demanded the pullout. The withdrawal will mark the latest scaling down of France's military presence in...

Sahel: Doctor working for WHO in Mali abductedF

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that one of its doctors had been abducted in Mali, adding that the motivation behind an attack on his car was unclear. "We deplore the abduction of WHO colleague Dr Mahamadou Diawara, who was taken by unidentified assailants...

Sahel: Soldiers rescue women and babies abducted by suspected jihadists in N. Burkina FasoF

By Armel Baily: Soldiers rescued a group of 62 women and four babies abducted by suspected jihadists last week in northern Burkina Faso, state television and a security source said Friday. The news came just hours after security sources said a series of attacks on...

Western Sahara: Brahim Ghali reelected head of Polisario FrontF

The Polisario Front, which seeks independence for Western Sahara, re-elected its leader Friday in its first vote since the breakdown of a UN-supervised truce with Morocco, which controls most of the disputed territory. Brahim Ghali, 73, was elected to a new three-year...

Niger adopting traditional conflict resolution methods to end communal conflictsF

Niger adopting traditional conflict resolution methods to end communal conflictsF

Jun 16, 2023

By Boureima Hama: Traditional chiefs, officials, human rights activists and NGOs have been criss-crossing the vast...

Sahel: Al-Qaeda-linked group claims deadly Mali attack on UN peacekeepersF

Jun 13, 2023

An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack last week in Mali's deeply troubled...

Sahel: Second UN peacekeeper dies after attack in MaliF

Jun 12, 2023

A UN peacekeeper has died of wounds sustained in an attack last week in Mali, raising the death toll in the assault to...

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