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Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

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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. [...]

General Pascal Facon, current commander of Operation Barkhane. © French ministry of armies

Some of the generals who led France's largest overseas military operation are leaving the Army without their hoped-for promotion while others have been better in leveraging their experience in the Sahel. [...]

Published on 17.06.2020 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Delay in appointment of new French army chief has domino effect on Barkhane

Though General Pierre Schill seemed to be the frontrunner to succeed Marc Conruyt at the helm of France's Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, it now looks like the post could go to one of his three-star colleagues.

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As presidential election nears, Macron worries of risk of politicising Operation Barkhane

With just over a year to go before the presidential election, and in light of the events of recent weeks, the French public is starting to take more notice of the country's military presence in the Sahel region.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (C-R) visit the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, 19 May 2017.

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Barkhane: General Marc Conruyt to take over from Pascal Facon

The current deputy director of the French army's human resources policy department, General Marc Conruyt, is set to replace Pascal Facon as head of Operation Barkhane this summer.

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Christophe Bigot appointed secretary general of new Sahel coalition

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Stephane Mille arrives at the CPCO

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France, West Africa
Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

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Delay in appointment of new French army chief has domino effect on Barkhane

France, Sahel
As presidential election nears, Macron worries of risk of politicising Operation Barkhane

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