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France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

Sahel

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. [...]

As the Barkhane convoys leave Mali one after the other, France has already begun to prepare its next steps in the Sahel. [...]

Published on 05/04/2022 at 05:00 GMT

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4-star general to take over as French ambassador in Yaoundé

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Macron mulls France's future in Sahel

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French president Emmanuel Macron visits the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, 19 May 2017.

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Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

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Abidjan to play a greater regional role as France winds down Operation Barkhane

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Son of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby, General Mahamat Idriss Deby.

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The many questions raised by Idriss Déby's death

President Idriss Déby's sudden death on 20 April has sent shockwaves throughout Chad and further afield, prompting France to raise its operation Bharkane to maximum alert. Officially, the leader was killed in combat fighting the Fact rebels, but many questions remain on the circumstances leading to his death.

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Chad's president Idriss Déby, who died on 20 April.

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France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

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4-star general to take over as French ambassador in Yaoundé

Spotlight | France, Sahel
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Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

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