Sahel

Tires block the road on May 23, 2019 in front of the new headquarters of the G5 Sahel
West African summit to mull revamp of G5 Sahel
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Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres (C) arrives in Beni on the second day of his visit to the DRCongo
UN chief urges funding for Sahel states fighting terror
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A wall painted with the black flag commonly used by Islamic State militants
IS jihadists target Tuareg leaders in Sahel
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A French soldier speaks with a shopkeeper selling meat at his stall, in Gossi, central Mali
Violence affects more people than ever before in Sahel
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Djamel Okacha, the jihadist veteran known also as Yahya Abou El Hamame.
France says kills top Al-Qaeda commander in Sahel
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In this photo taken on Wednesday May, 30, 2018, a member of the Army stand guard at the entrance of the headquarters of a new five-nation West African counterterror force, in Mali.
G5 nations meet in Burkina Faso day after deadly attack
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France has deployed the 4,500-member Barkhane force in the region to repel attacks and stem insurgency
AQIM denies Mali leader killed in French-led attack
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The France-backed fledgling African regional force fighting jihadists is suffering from lack of funding
2.4bn euros anti-terror aid pledged for Africa's Sahel
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Girls walk to school in Gao, Mali.
Jihadists block schooling for thousands of Malian children
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The Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security, launched in 2013, is a French-supported initiative gathering several hundred political leaders
African security forum opens amid G5 Sahel force concerns
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Mali has been grappling with violence since 2012.
Dread haunts Malian town besieged by jihadists
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Scientists say wind, solar farms could double Sahara rainfall
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African countries urged to toughen laws against FGM
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Suspicion of electoral fraud highlights divisions in Mali
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Mali presidential election heads to run-off
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Mali goes to polls for fragile Sahel
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