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Brussels' Sahel envoy plans West African tour

João Cravinho is due to attend a security conference in Togo on 18 April. He is then expected to visit Senegal and The Gambia. [...]

Published on 25/03/2026 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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