Sahel

The French are growing increasingly impatient with what they see as the low level of engagement by its European allies.
France’s anti-jihadist Sahel operation wages on
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An artisanal gold miner holds a gold nugget at an unlicensed mine in Gaoua, Burkina Faso
How jihadists struck gold in Africa's Sahel
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Mauritanian soldiers stand guard at a G5 Sahel task force command post
Paris criticises Riyadh over failed Sahel commitments
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Refugees in the Pissila camp, north of the capital Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
UN sounds warning on mounting crisis in Sahel
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Malian soldier
24 Mali soldiers killed in clashes with Islamists
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French soldier standing guard at the Paskal camp at Timbuktu's airport
Foreign forces in Sahel seem to be on losing ground
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UN foot soldiers patrol in the destroyed Fulani village of Sadia-Peulh
Despair, jihadism and revolt: Mali's torn heart
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Malian soldiers pictured in Bamako, Mali
Malian government says 49 dead in jihadist attack
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Malian troops
Mali government calls for unity
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Malian soldier
25 Malian soldiers killed in attacks by suspected jihadists
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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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Britain Defence Minister Penny Mordaunt
UK to send 250 troops to troubled Mali next year
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Despite aid from French and UN forces, Mali struggles to quell unrest that began in 2012 in the north
US slaps sanctions on Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali
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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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