West-Africa
UN peacekeeping man killed in Mali as officers crack down on ‘selective’ options
A UN peacekeeping man was killed in northern Mali and one other severely injured after their automobile hit a roadside…
Mali
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“I do not deny the outstretched hand (by Blaise Compaoré)”
For the first time since his election in 2015, the President of Burkina, interviewed by RFI and France 24 in…
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the release of jihadist fighters worries the families of the victims
Three days of national mourning were adopted from Thursday after the attack on a security force post in the center…
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Mali:after the liberations, hostilities resume
Less than a week after the release of Malian and Western hostages in exchange for more than 200 jihadist fighters…
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General Lecointre confirms the “terrorist” nature of Sophie Pétronin’s kidnappers
Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces, General François Lecointre insisted on the terrorist nature of…
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Within the highlight: violence is on the rise once more in central Mali
“The circles in Bankass and Bandiagara had been focused through the evening Monday to Tuesday by unidentified armed people, inflicting…
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In Mali: “If the French military leaves, the jihadists will shortly return to the south”
Common Christophe Gomart was accountable for the Directorate of Army Intelligence between August 2013 and Might 2017. Previous to that,…
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What we know about the conditions of the release of Soumaïla Cissé and Sophie Pétronin
Five days after the release of Soumaïla Cissé, Sophie Pétronin and two Italian hostages of the Islamist and Muslim support…
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Dozens killed in assault in central Mali
Suspected Islamist militants killed 25 individuals, together with 13 troopers in a number of assaults in central Mali, burned down…
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more than ten soldiers killed during two consecutive attacks in the center of the country
A military position in Sokoura, in the circle of Bankass, “was the subject of a terrorist attack” from Monday night…
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France claims to have played a secondary role in hostage negotiations
Four days after the release of Sophie Pétronin, Soumaila Cissé and the two Italian hostages, the gray areas are still…
