Sahel security

Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou
Sahel's anti-jihadist plan shaken by huge attack in Niger
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A French soldier holds a detector while searching for the presence of IEDs in northern Burkina Faso
In Sahel, French troops hunt jihadist landmines
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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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Refugees in the Pissila camp, north of the capital Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
UN sounds warning on mounting crisis in Sahel
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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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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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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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Djamel Okacha, the jihadist veteran known also as Yahya Abou El Hamame.
France says kills top Al-Qaeda commander in Sahel
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In this photo taken on Wednesday May, 30, 2018, a member of the Army stand guard at the entrance of the headquarters of a new five-nation West African counterterror force, in Mali.
G5 nations meet in Burkina Faso day after deadly attack
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The France-backed fledgling African regional force fighting jihadists is suffering from lack of funding
2.4bn euros anti-terror aid pledged for Africa's Sahel
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