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French president Emmanuel Macron.
French president Emmanuel Macron. © Nicolas Landemard/Le Pictorium/MAXPPP
Diplomacy 24/06/2021

Paris prepares for end of Operation Barkhane via UN, EU and G5 Sahel 

Following President Macron's announcement on 10 June of France's plans to end Operation Barkhane, the French presidency is trying to mobilise its partners regarding the situation in the Sahel. French diplomats have begun a major operation to persuade the European Union, the UN and the African Union to get more involved in the region, with a Sahel Coalition summit coming up in July and France due to take the chair of the UN Security Council on 1 July. [...]
Energy and mines minister Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo with junior mines minister Aimé Zongo (left).
Energy and mines minister Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo with junior mines minister Aimé Zongo (left). © Ministry of Energy and Mines
Mining 25/05/2021

New mines administration appointments disputed internally 

Energy and mines minister Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo has placed his supporters in most of the departments responsible for mining but the head of the key mining geology bureau has still to be appointed. Junior mines minister Aimé Zongo has his own ideas about the best person for the job. [...]

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