Tag: Sahel
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,…
Mali asks France to withdraw its soldiers “without delay”
The Malian transitional authorities asked France on Friday to “withdraw without delay” the soldiers of operations Barkhane and Takuba from Mali, the day after the announcement by Emmanuel Macron and…
Sahel: France turns the page on Operation Barkhane in Mali
No more expressing oneself alone. At the Elysée, this Thursday morning, there were four desks. Alongside Emmanuel Macron, the Heads of State of Senegal, Ghana, and the President of the…
Bruno Clément-Bollée, former director of security and defense cooperation at the Quai d’Orsay
Bruno Clément-Bollée, retired general, security expert in Africa and former director of security and defense cooperation at the Quai d’Orsay, is RFI’s morning guest. He answers Frédéric Rivière’s questions about…
In the spotlight: the retirement of “Barkhane”
She is on the line. The departure of the French military force from Mali could be announced within the week. The end of “Barkhane”? It is ” a matter of…
In the Sahel, a French shipwreck with an Afghan flavor
Offer the reading of this article to a loved one for free: “In the Sahel, a French shipwreck with an Afghan flavor” The article will be available for reading for…