Tag: Sahel
What do the putschists in Burkina Faso want? – Politics
If there were a competition to choose the world’s least known leader, Ibrahim Traoré would have a good chance. He was previously a captain in the Burkina Faso army, not…
Some 3,000 French soldiers are still deployed in the Sahel
Two days after their total withdrawal from Mali, French soldiers are still present in Africa. Some 3,000 soldiers are thus still deployed in the Sahel, the French general staff said…
JNIM, Islamic State, Wagner, regular army… In the Sahel, who is fighting against whom?
The French commitment in Mali ended after nine years of effort. On Monday, the last soldiers engaged in the Barkhane force withdrew from the country and crossed the border with…
Conflict with the Sahel state: Mali revokes overflight rights for the Bundeswehr
Status: 08/03/2022 12:12 p.m For weeks, the military junta in Mali has been issuing new restrictions against the Bundeswehr. The latest: The transporter A400M is no longer allowed to fly…
Mali announces its withdrawal from the regional organization G5 Sahel
A Malian soldier at the entrance to a G5 Sahel building in Sévaré (Mali), May 30, 2018. SEBASTIEN RIEUSSEC / AFP Mali isolates itself a little more. Bamako announced, on…
Mali withdraws from the G5 Sahel regional organization
Published on : 05/15/2022 – 22:52Modified : 05/16/2022 – 01:38 Mali announced by press release, this Sunday, May 15 in the evening, its withdrawal from the G5 Sahel and its…
The European Union “stops” its military training but remains in the Sahel
The European Union decided on Monday “to stop” its training and training missions for the army and the national guard in Mali, but will remain in the Sahel and deploy…
The army says it killed “203 terrorist fighters” in an operation in the Sahel
Major operation in the Sahel. The Malian army said in a statement on Friday evening that it had killed “203 fighters” from “armed terrorist groups” during an operation in a…
The UN warns of the food crisis in the Sahel where more than 10 million people are in a situation of famine
The food situation in Sahelian Africa is dramatic. The UN alerted this Friday on this situation while the organization needs nearly 500 million additional dollars (about 441 million euros) to…
Mali and the Sahel: Europe sends soldiers, but no alternatives – politics
“Calls for Russia are increasing,” says Sidy Traore. It’s very quiet this afternoon in Bamako. In a quiet neighborhood in the capital of Mali, Traore tells how they have organized…