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From: Inside Story President Emmanuel Macron announces end to Operation Barkhane after nine years of mixed results. France is officially

Before Mali withdrawal, France prepares future Sahel strategy | News

France is stationing more forces in Niger and Chad to fight ‘terrorist groups’ amid 2,400 troops exiting from Mali. French

The revival talks come at a strategic time as the European Union seeks to wean itself off Russian gas following

ISIL-affiliated fighters, whose power was once thought to be waning in the Sahel, have expanded their reach recently, marking their

The gunmen were travelling on motorcycles near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso, France’s military says. French drone strikes have killed

Oumeya Ould Albakaye, Islamic State in Greater Sahara’s chief in two provinces of Mali and Burkina Faso was captured in

Niger’s leader criticised G7 decision to stop foreign fossil fuel investments after years exploiting natural resources. Africa is being “punished”

The landlocked country has now replaced Mali, birthplace of the conflict in the Sahel, as the epicentre of the crisis.

New report finds evidence that some seized ammunition in Niger came from West African state stockpiles. Significant proportions of weapons

It cites the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs as the reasons.