Russia continues to strengthen its ties with Africa and, in particular, with the Sahel. Last week, Niger became the latest African country to sign a military cooperation agreement with Moscow. There are already more than 40 nations that receive training, advice and, above all, material from the Russian army or from one of the private … Read more
2023-12-20 17:14:58 Four French people were arrested in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, at the beginning of December, suspected by the Burkinabè authorities of being intelligence agents who had come to carry out espionage activities, we learned on Tuesday. Contacted by France 24, a French source close to the matter denounces a maneuver aimed at justifying the … Read more
2023-12-06 21:42:15 Mauritania and Chad sign the death certificate of the G5 Sahel. This weekend, Niger and Burkina Faso announced that they were leaving this military coalition. Mali had already slammed the door in May 2022. In a joint press release released Wednesday morning, the presidencies of Mauritania and Chad therefore announced that they were … Read more
2023-12-06 09:51:17 End of game for the G5 Sahel. Mauritania and Chad, the last two members of the alliance created in 2014 to face jihadism and other challenges in the sub-region, announced its upcoming dissolution on Wednesday, the day after the announcement of Niger’s withdrawal and from Burkina Faso. Published on : 06/12/2023 – 10:51Modified … Read more
2023-11-02 19:34:36 Back to Home / Broadcasts / Debate Published on : 02/11/2023 – 20:34 46:10 10 years ago, two RFI journalists, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, were assassinated in northern Mali. © france24 Ten years ago, on November 2, two RFI journalists, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, were murdered in Kidal, in northern Mali. … Read more
2023-10-05 14:25:21 Published on : 05/10/2023 – 16:25Modified : 05/10/2023 – 16:26 Since August, in northern Mali, fighting has resumed between the army and former independence rebels. The peace agreement signed in Algiers in 2015, which aimed to establish lasting peace, seems increasingly compromised. Watch our special edition. Also in the summary, in Burkina Faso, … Read more
2023-09-13 13:30:35 The involvement of the European Union in the Sahel has not produced the expected results for the fight against jihadists, underline the deputies and the head of European diplomacy. According to Josep Borrell, “ you corrupt military unions » who overthrew elected governments have “not neither the means nor the intention » to … Read more
2023-08-09 15:55:51 Romanian Iulian Ghergut, kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2015 by a jihadist group rallied to Al-Qaeda, has been released, the Romanian government announced on Wednesday. He was the oldest Western hostage in captivity in the Sahel. Published on : 09/08/2023 – 17:55 1 mn Romania announced on Wednesday August 9 the release of … Read more