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France says it is determined to continue the fight against terrorism in the Sahel, but not in Mali, where according to Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the conditions are “no longer met” for military action. A statement on the eve of a meeting between President Emmanuel Macron and three of his counterparts from Niger, Chad and Mauritania. You will hear the analysis of Mahamadou Savadogo, researcher on security and terrorism issues at Ouaga 1 University.
The Ethiopian parliament has prematurely lifted the state of emergency imposed in November, when fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front had just seized two strategic towns on the road leading to the Ethiopian capital.
A so-called “dignity and justice” march was dispersed this morning in Chad by the police with tear gas and warning shots. This gathering was at the call of residents of the provinces of Mandoul and Moyen-Chari in the south of the country where a massacre took place last week which left 12 dead, in an inter-community conflict.
Two centuries ago, the first freed slaves from the United States walked the soil of Liberia. The country celebrated with great pomp the 200th anniversary of its existence. Monrovia hosted several foreign leaders and dignitaries for the occasion.
Editor: Célia Caracena