Tag: Sahel
French Minister Sébastien Lecornu visits Ivory Coast to discuss security
After Niger, the French Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu went to Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday July 16, where he met President Alassane Ouattara and his Defense counterpart. Côte…
Is France looking for its strategy in the Sahel countries?
The French Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for the Armed Forces are visiting Niger and then Côte d’Ivoire at the end of the week. In a context of…
Mohamed Bazoum visits Ndjamena to discuss regional security
The President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, arrived in Ndjamena in Chad on Tuesday July 12 at the end of the afternoon to ” a work and friendship visit “. The…
Mali begins to withdraw its soldiers from the G5 Sahel
Bamako announced on May 15 its withdrawal from the G5 Sahel, after noting that the rotating presidency of the organization, which belonged to it in principle, was in fact not…
the security situation is worsening in Tillabéri, Ocha alert
The security situation is worsening in Tillabéri, this region in the south-west of Niger, on the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, according to the latest report from Ocha, the…
President Bazoum speaks at length on the security situation in the Sahel
President Mohamed Bazoum was the guest of our colleagues from TV5 Monde this Saturday, one year to the day after his election as head of Niger. He tackled many domestic…
Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister of Foreign Affairs is the guest of RFI and France 24
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian grants an interview to RFI and France 24, this Wednesday, March 30. Live from the Quai d’Orsay, he answers questions from…
How Barkhane plans to redeploy to Niger
A few days or weeks before the vote in the Nigerien Assembly on the military cooperation agreement between the Nigerien army and Barkhane, the French army is preparing. Since March…
new proof of life of Olivier Dubois, hostage in the Sahel for more than 11 months
An undated video featuring Olivier Dubois has been circulating on social networks since Sunday. Malian sources claim that it appears authentic. In the video of about a minute, the French…
General Thierry Burkhard: “France and NATO are ready to face any aggression”
His word is rare. This is the first time he has spoken in a long interview since taking office in the summer of 2021. General Thierry Burkhard is the exceptional…