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G5 Sahel: Macron's last roll of the dice in Nouakchott

Emmanuel Macron and the presidents of the G5 Sahel countries will meet again at the next AU summit. © Reuters

The G5 Sahel counter-terrorism force, which was supposed to become operational in March, is still not up and running. When Emmanuel Macron attends the 31st African Union (AU) summit in Nouakchott in early July, he will be aiming to revive [...] (558 words)

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