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Africa, Italy
Italy extends its migrant retention system to the Sahel

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

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The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position. In an attempt to stem the flow of jihadist propaganda which now risks overflowing into the coastal states, a number of security operations have been launched, among them Operation Barkhane, the G5 Sahel joint force, MINUSMA, and the Coalition for the Sahel. [...]

Rome is distributing aid to Sahel countries so that they can take back migrants intercepted in Italy and is also trying to regain control of the Libyan coastguard, considered the final barrier to people smuggling to Europe. [...]

Published on 17/05/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ara Pacis Instagram diplomacy compromised by EU and Bamako tensions

The private diplomatic institute Ara Pacis, which has close links to Italian security circles, brought seven Malian Tuareg leaders to Rome at the start of this week with the aim of building a platform for negotiations with the authorities in Bamako despite the current state of high tension between the junta and the European Union

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The Malian touareg leaders Fahad Ag Almahmoud, Moussa Ag Acharatoumane and Bilal Ag Acherif on a jet bound for Rome on 30 January 2021.

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Nicoletta Gaida, the private diplomat weaving Rome's anti-migrant alliance from the Sahel to Libya

The president of the NGO Ara Pacis, Nicoletta Gaida, an actress who moved into private diplomacy, has embarked on numerous mediation initiatives in the Sahel, in close collaboration with the Italian state and in harmony with its intelligence services.

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Nicoletta Gaida, president of Ara Pacis.

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