Sahel

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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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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Migrant labour boosts Maghreb economy, experts say
Lamine Ghanmi
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Mali holds key polls overshadowed by violence
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Freed Mauritanian activists vow to keep fighting against slavery
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Mauritanian general to take over "G5 Sahel" force
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France girds for long fight against Islamists in Sahel
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After suicide attack, Sahel anti-terror force vows to fight on
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