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France, Mali
Emmanuel Macron cancels visit to Bamako

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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. [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron. © Delphine Goldsztejn/Le Parisien/PhotoPQR/MaxPPP

Breaking news published on 17/12/21 at 18:00 - The French president has cancelled his trip to Mali on 20 to 21 December, in part due to the Covid-19 pandemic but mainly because both Paris and Bamako could not agree on what form the visit should take. [...]

Published on 17.12.2021

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Mali
After ECOWAS, G5 Sahel ready to punish Mali

ECOWAS has slapped sanctions on the junta in Mali over delayed elections, and now the G5 Sahel military alliance, of which Mali is a member, is about to decide what action to take. Bamako has already been blocked from taking over the G5 rotating presidency.

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Algeria, Sahel
Foreign minister Lamamra already reshuffling his Sahel team

The head of Algerian diplomacy, Ramtane Lamamra, is shortly due to appoint a new special envoy for the Sahel. Since this summer the post has been occupied by Boudjemaa Delmi, a very close friend of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Spotlight | Mali
Wagner and junta close to deal to deploy 500 paramilitaries across Mali

The Malian junta and the Russian paramilitary company Wagner are close to an agreement that would provide for the deployment of 500 men in about ten localities. France, bitterly opposed to the arrival of Russian mercenaries, is due to hold a defence council on Mali at the Elysée on 22 December.

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French presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour's Africa legion

Lawyers, entrepreneurs, military officers, researchers... while the presidential candidate's campaign has strong anti-immigration overtones, geared especially at those of African descent, that has not stopped him from gathering a posse of advisers used to dealing with those in power on the continent.

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The candidate for the 2022 French presidential election Eric Zemmour.

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

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France, Mali
Emmanuel Macron cancels visit to Bamako

Mali
After ECOWAS, G5 Sahel ready to punish Mali

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Foreign minister Lamamra already reshuffling his Sahel team

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Wagner and junta close to deal to deploy 500 paramilitaries across Mali

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Sahel
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European Union, France, Mali
Paris secretly prepared to slap sanctions on military junta