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Our soldiers will not always be there – France warns G5-Sahel

The authorities of the countries in the Sahel should not stay in the comfort zone of thinking Barkhane (French forces) is behind them, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned G5-Sahel leaders on Tuesday. Le Drian who was speaking to a parliamentary foreign affairs committee on Tuesday warned West African states against relying on French […]

Over 13,000 flee Niger’s terrorism-hit western region

More than 13,000 women and children have fled islands on the Niger River in western Niger following strings of deadly attacks staged by terrorists, state radio “Voix du Sahel” said. The radio indicated that Women and children fleeing the remote islands have sought safety in Ayorou, a town 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the Nigerien […]

US Secretary of State lauds ‘significant’ first post-normalization visit by Lapid in Morocco

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Wednesday’s visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in Morocco as the two countries built on the normalization agreement signed last year under a US-brokered deal.   Blinken in a statement called the visit, along with the reopening of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat, “significant for Israel, […]