Tag: Sahel
The very discreet adventures of Viktor Orban’s son in the Sahel
Screenshot of a video broadcast on December 7, 2023 on the Facebook account of the Presidency of the Republic of Chad showing the head of Hungarian diplomacy received by the…
Hamas hostages, return of the Taliban, Sahel… How Qatar is establishing itself as an essential mediator
Romain Rouillard / Photo credit: AFP 2:28 p.m., November 23, 2023modified to 3:38 p.m., November 23, 2023 DECRYPTION In the opinion of many international officials, it is still far too…
In the Sahel, the increase in jihadist attacks undermines the propaganda of putschist regimes
During the funeral of 27 Burkinabé soldiers killed by jihadists, in Ouagadougou, October 8, 2022. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP Pmore than 210 people killed in terrorist attacks in Niger…
France denies any cultural boycott of Sahel countries
Published on 09/15/2023 at 12:02 p.m. PARIS, September 15 (Reuters) – France has no intention of severing its cultural ties with Burkina Faso,…
France denies any cultural boycott of Sahel countries
PARIS (Reuters) – France has no intention of severing its cultural ties with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, three Sahel countries now in the hands of military coup leaders, but…
Will the death of Evgueni Prigojine have an influence on Wagner’s strategy in the Sahel?
DECRYPTION He reappeared on Monday, in military uniform, in a video released by the Russian group Wagner to declare that he was carrying out “reconnaissance and research activities to make…
Suspension of Air France flights to the Sahel extended again
Air France planes at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport near Paris, April 26, 2023 (AFP/Archives/JULIEN DE ROSA) Air France has extended “until September 10 inclusive” the suspension of its flights to and from…
Crisis in West Africa – Sahel expert: “Niger as an anchor of stability was a great illusion” – News
By today, the elected president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, should be reinstated: This is the ultimate demand of the West African economic community Ecowas to the Nigerien officers who had…
“In the Sahel, betting everything on military influence is not a viable policy”
ATn Niger, as before in Mali and Burkina Faso, the perpetrators of the military coup made anti-French anger their main argument for legitimacy. The blows of President Macron’s chin and…
the junta “denounces” military agreements with France, the ousted president warns of “Russian influence” in the Sahel
Demonstrators hold up a sign hostile to France, in Niamey, on August 3, 2023. AFP A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived Thursday evening August…
Drought in France: meanwhile, the Sahel is greening again
Climatically devastated in the 1980s, the area has recorded abundant rains and record harvests for several years. By Erwan Seznec A market in Dori, Sahel, Burkina Faso. © PHILIPPE ROY…
Sahel: press freedom increasingly threatened, journalists under pressure
Covering the multiple crises in the Sahel freely is increasingly difficult for journalists, even more so since the military took power in several countries, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in…