Tag: Sahel
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…
Mohamed Bazoum defends the arrival of additional foreign soldiers
As a prelude to the vote in a few days in the National Assembly of the document of the military cooperation agreement between Niger and the Barkhane and European forces,…
Sahel: post-Barkhane, a crash test for Europe
Until the last minute, Emmanuel Macron made the suspense last. Going or staying in Mali? The choice was, to tell the truth, no longer so much in doubt, given the…
French deputies debate the form of the French presence in the Sahel
In his statement to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Jean Castex defended the results of the French presence in the Sahel and provided after-sales service for President Emmanuel Macron’s policy,…