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Algeria, Sahel
Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

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Algerian Chief of Staff Said Chengriha and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu.
Algerian Chief of Staff Said Chengriha and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu. © Ministère algérien de la défense nationale

Chief of staff Said Chengriha has travelled to Moscow to clinch an astronomical arms deal, worth up to $7bn. In discussions with the Russian defence minister, he also outlined a possible Algerian intervention in the Sahel, starting with Mali.

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