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Will Biden end Trump's line-in-the-sand diplomacy in the Sahel?

The US president-elect Joe Biden and the future secretary of state, Antony Blinken.
The US president-elect Joe Biden and the future secretary of state, Antony Blinken. © Reuters
The US president-elect Joe Biden already has his diplomats working on what position they will take in the Sahel, a contrast to months of blocked negotiations with the Trump administration. [...]
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