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Macron says smuggling network must be dismantled
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World leaders are meeting to discuss how to tackle rising Islamic extremism in Africa.
French President Emmanuel Macron says the fate of migrants travelling to Libya is a crucial part of the problem.
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CLEAN : Niger: Trial begins for suspects in 2015 coup bid
The trial of soldiers accused of involvement in a purported bid to overthrow Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou in December 2015 goes under way
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CLEAN : Syria army seizes dozens of villages in advance on key base: mon
Syrian troops have recaptured dozens of towns and villages from jihadist fighters a monitor said Sunday bringing them closer to a key military airport in the country's northwest
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CLEAN : Niger sets trial date for suspects in 2015 'coup' bid
A dozen soldiers accused of being involved in the alleged December 2015 coup in Niger will be tried on 23 January by a military court
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G5 Sahel joint force under discussion in Paris
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The regional joint force known as the G5 Sahel Multinational Force is the topic of discussion in Paris today.
Defence Minister Florence Parly welcomed her counterparts from the Sahel region to the...
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CLEAN : Sudanese refugees pile up in ghettos in Niger
More than 1,200 refugees from Sudan are crowding into Agadez in northern Niger after fleeing Libya
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CLEAN : G5 Sahel summit gets under way in Niamey (2)
Leaders of five Sahel countries (Burkina Faso Chad Mali Mauritania and Niger) met with France's defence minister on Tuesday to discuss funding for an unprecedented joint force to combat jihadism in their vulnerable region
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CLEAN : Tuareg in Niger celebrate Festival de l'Air
For three days from the 16 to 18 February the people of the Agadez region gathered at the Iferouane oasis for the Festival de l'Air considered the largest Tuareg festival
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CLEAN : G5 Sahel summit gets under way in Niamey
Leaders of five Sahel countries met with France's defence minister on Tuesday to discuss funding for an unprecedented joint force to combat jihadism in their vulnerable region
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CLEAN : Cameroon forces among fleeing anglophones in Nigeria
Cameroonian forces have crossed into neighbouring Nigeria where thousands of people have fled from Cameroon's restive anglophone regions local sources and state officials said Wednesday
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CLEAN : G5 Sahel summit gets under way in Niamey
Leaders of five Sahel countries (Burkina Faso Chad Mali Mauritania and Niger) met with France's defence minister on Tuesday to discuss funding for an unprecedented joint force to combat jihadism in their vulnerable region
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CLEAN : Niger and Togo leaders express solidarity with Burkina Faso
The President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday reaffirmed the strength of the alliance of Sahelian countries with France against terrorism during a visit to Ouagadougou three days after the jihadist attacks that hit the capital...
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UNHCR says Libya not a safe port for migrants, abuses likely
The UN Refugee Agency's Libya representative has said that Libya cannot be considered a safe port for migrants and refugees rescued in the Mediterranean Sea.
Speaking at a news conference in Rome on Friday, Roberto Mignone...
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Three killed in attack on West African counterterror force's HQ in Mali
A car packed with explosives detonated at the Mali headquarters of G5 - a new, five-nation west African counter-terror force - setting off a gun battle that killed two soldiers, a civilian and two attackers, officials told The Associated...
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CLEAN : Italian missionary kidnapped in Niger
Gunmen from neighboring Burkina Faso have kidnapped an Italian missionary in southwest Niger the latest abduction of a foreign worker in the troubled Sahel country according to the government spokesman
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Migrants facing misery in overcrowded detention centres in Libya
European leaders meeting in Austria on Wednesday will try yet again to agree on a solution to the migration crisis.
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Mattis: US will not cut support for military operations against insurgents in Mali
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the US will not reduce its support for the French-led military operations against insurgents in Mali.
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Italian interior minister Salvini greets migrants from Niger
Italy's hard-line interior minister has welcomed 51 refugees and asylum-seekers who arrived in Italy after being detained in Libya and then airlifted out by the UN refugee agency.
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CLEAN : Thousands protest Niger leader
Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets of the Niger capital Niamey to protest corruption and media censorship, in the first major rally against President Mahamadou Issoufous rule since his 2011 election win CLEAN :...
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CLEAN : Ransom of 20 mln euros for French hostages
A reported figure of 20 million euros paid in ransom money for the liberation of four French hostages in Niger is plausible, but President Francois Hollande will never admit that France paid any money to free hostages, according to AFP...
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CLEAN : W.African leaders push for more offensive action at ECOWAS summit
The President of Niger and ECOWAS calls for a more offensive mandate at the extraordinary counter terrorism summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held on Saturday in Ouagadougou (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)