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Leaders of the “G5 Sahel” , France meet in Chad to discuss fight against armed groups
Leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are to attend the two-day…
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Polisario Front attacks the Guerguerat border zone
Western Sahara’s pro-independence Polisario Front bombarded the Guerguerat buffer zone under Moroccan control in the far south of the desert…
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Spanish, French and African leaders meet to combat extremism
Leaders from the five countries of West Africa’s Sahel region — Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger — on…
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More than 30 jihadists killed in Mali during three operations
French soldiers killed more than 30 Islamist militants during three operations over the past two days, the French army disclosed …
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Niger authorities say 14 troops killed during ambush
Fourteen troops were killed when “heavily-armed terrorists” ambushed a convoy in the western Niger region of Tillaberi, the interior ministry…
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Dozens of migrants die as boat sinks off Mauritania coast
At least 62 migrants travelling on a makeshift boat have drowned off the coast of Mauritania, in the worst loss…
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