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Spain, West Africa
Madrid earns its stripes in Sahel

Spain is stepping up its presence in the sub-region. Here's how. [...]

Published on 14/11/2018 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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

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Macron and Haftar play CAE Aviation joker in Derna

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A Beechcraft 350 has been stationed at the Al Khadim military air base.

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Jean-Yves Le Drian with Federica Mogherini.

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Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

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Madrid earns its stripes in Sahel

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