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Security crisis to worsen in Sahel and West Africa with Russia vowing greater military engagementF

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow seeks to expand its influence on a continent in a diplomatic tug-of-war between global powers.  Lavrov hailed the alliance that has been forged...
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Sahel: Ministers of three countries controlled by juntas meet after visit of Russia’s LavrovF

Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups met in Burkina Faso on Thursday on the heels of a trip to the region by Russian envoy Sergei Lavrov.  The talks brought together ministers from Mali, Guinea and Burkina -- countries...
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Tunisia foreign minister Othman Jerandi firedF

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday fired the country's top diplomat -- the fourth minister to lose his post this year in the politically divided nation. Nabil Ammar, Tunisia's ambassador to the European Union, will replace Othman Jerandi as foreign minister, the...
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How the insurgents are expanding the Jihadist frontline to West AfricaF

By Patrick Markey and Kent Mensha: Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana's northern border, Alima can see her hamlet, lying in Burkina Faso less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away. Even though her home is just a short walk away, she says she will never...
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