Tag: Sahel
at least thirteen people killed in an attack in the Sahel region
According to the army staff, an attack carried out by “residual elements of armed groups” killed at least thirteen people in northern Burkina Faso on Monday 30 January. The attack…
Burkina Faso: Ibrahim Traoré, the face of a sovereignty “made in Sahel”
Rumors were quick to run in foreign chancelleries, as soon as Ibrahim Traoré propelled president of Burkina Faso, thanks to the coup d’etat of September 30th. Of this thirty-year-old in…
In the spotlight: the Ciotti-Macron “mano a mano” to reform pensions
Unsurprisingly, the Republicans should come to the aid of the relative majority of Emmanuel Macron in the National Assembly to vote for pension reform in France. On their terms. In…
Germany maintains its military presence in Mali and Niger under conditions
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced Thursday, December 15 the active participation of Berlin in the new mission of the European Union for the training of local forces in Niger.…
A German hostage held in the Sahel for more than four years finally freed
Jörg Lange, a 63-year-old German humanitarian, had been held hostage in the Sahel for more than four years. His release was made possible through Morocco, according to the German press.…
German hostage released in Sahel
Published: Less than 20 min ago full screen A subgroup of the IS terrorist movement has released a German hostage. Archive image. Photo: STR/AP/TT A German aid worker has been…
German hostage released in Sahel
63-year-old Jörg Lange can now “return to his family”, says Bianca Kaltschmitt, president of the aid organization Help, for which Lange worked at the time of his disappearance. It was…
Algeria approves doubling of its military budget
In 2023, more than 22 billion dollars should be allocated to defense issues, according to the finance bill adopted by the Algerian National Assembly on Tuesday (November 22nd). This increase…
Pascal Maitre: “There is a risk that the massacres will continue against the Fulani”
Photojournalist Pascal Maitre, a fine connoisseur of Africa and the Sahel, is the winner of the Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière – Académie des beaux-arts prize in 2020. A two-year work…
Pascal Maître, focus on the Fulani of the Sahel
The Academy of Fine Arts is hosting until December 4, the exhibition “Peuls du Sahel” by photographer Pascal Maitre, winner of the 2022 edition of the Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière…