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West African militaries meet to finalise possible Niger intervention

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West African militaries meet to finalise possible Niger intervention

West African military chiefs met in Ghana on August 17, 2023 to coordinate a possible armed intervention to reverse a coup in Niger, as Germany called for EU sanctions against the rebel leaders. | Photo Credit: AFP West African army chiefs were due to hold a second and final day of talks on Friday in Ghana’s capital Accra, … Read more

France threatens to pull troops out of Mali

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France threatens to pull troops out of Mali

President Emmanuel Macron warned in comments published Sunday that France will pull its troops out of Mali if it lurches towards radical Islamism following the second coup in nine months. France has around 5,100 troops in the region under its so-called Barkhane operation which spans five countries in the Sahel — Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, … Read more