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CLEAN : French army does not want to intervene in ICoast affairs
The commander of French forces based in Ivory Coast says France does not want to intervene in the affairs of the host country which acts as a base for France's anti terrorism operation in the Sahel
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CLEAN : G5 anti jihadist force begins operations in Sahel
A joint anti jihadist force linking countries in the Sahel began operations this week the French military mission in the region which is providing support told AFP
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CLEAN : G5 Sahel in Bamako creates trust for anti jihadist force
The countries belonging to the G5 Sahel (Mali Chad Burkina Faso Niger and Mauritania) announced on Monday in Bamako the creation of a trust to handle the funds promised to their common anti jihadist force
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French president visits Senegal, comments
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke in Dakar on Saturday to outline the ways in which France can help Senegal with environmental, economic and security issues.
He said the threat of coastal erosion needs to be tackled...
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CLEAN : French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Nigeria
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Nigeria's capital Abuja
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CLEAN : French PM returns historic sword during Dakar visit
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe presents the sword of El Hadji Oumar Tall the former Senegalese political leader and military commander to Senegalese President Macky Sall (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : UN secretary general discusses situation in South Sudan at African Union summit
UN Securtity general Antonio Guterres discusses peace and security in South Sudan Libya and the Sahel region at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : France Sahel nations vow to step up anti jihadist fight
France and its five partner nations in the Sahel region of West Africa pledge to bolster their efforts against jihadists waging an increasingly deadly insurgency while urging the United States to keep its troops engaged in the region's...
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CLEAN : EU hands over 13 armoured vehicles to Malian Armed Forces
As part of the reinforcement of the G5 Sahel force the European Union through its representative Angel Losada hands over 13 armoured vehicles to the Malian Armed Forces FAMAS at the Place des Armes in Kati (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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CLEAN : G5 Sahel group culture ministers hold conference in Burkina Faso
The ministers of culture of G5 Sahel countries meet in Burkina Faso to discuss the importance of spaces for culture and creation in the fight against violence and extremism (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : UN agencies raise alarm about humanitarian situation in Africa's Sahel
UN agencies raise the alarm about the dire humanitarian situation in Sahel, announcing that a high-level donor conference will take place next week for Africa's crisis-wracked region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : AFPTV BESTOF 2020/ Worried Togo finds itself on front line of Sahel's jihadist war
AFPTV refiles some of its most notable stories of 2020. Jihadist fighters attack and kill those who pass on Togo’s northern border with Burkina Faso, where militant Islamism is spreading through Africa’s Sahel region (Footage by AFPTV...
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CLEAN : Burkina Faso president vows to make security a priority in second term
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore vows to make security his priority as he takes the helm of the troubled Sahel country for a second term (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : French defence minister insists air strikes in Mali targeted terrorists
French Defence Minister Florence Parly insists the French military targeted a terrorist group in air strikes in Mali on January 3, after a UN probe found 19 civilians were killed. Parly and other European defence ministers are on a visit...
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CLEAN : Inside Mali's only women's prison
Laughing children, yoga classes, job-training sessions: Mali's only women's prison is a far cry from the squalid, overcrowded jails found elsewhere in the war-torn Sahel (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Ghana foreign minister comments after ECOWAS suspends Mali over twin coups
West African leaders decided at an extraordinary summit on Sunday to suspend Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bodies after a second coup in nine months by the poor Sahel country's military (Footage by...
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CLEAN : Liberian President Weah, French FM inaugurate Monrovia centre
France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Drian meets Liberia President George Weah as they both inaugurate a French cultural centre in Monrovia (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : PROFILE: Choguel Maiga, Mali political veteran
Malian political veteran Choguel Maiga was named transitional prime minister of the Sahel state on Monday, according to a statement read out on the country's national broadcaster (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : 'The Barkhane system will have to be adapted': Le Drian
We will not give up the fight against terrorism, but it is likely that the Barkhane system will have to be adapted," says French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian during a visit in Abidjan for the inauguration of the International...
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CLEAN : France not to 'remain in Sahel forever by strength' says Le Drian
France does not have the ambition to remain in the Sahel forever by strength," announces French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian before the inauguration of the International Academy for Combating Terrorism in Côte d'Ivoire...
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CLEAN : UN delegation in Niger as Sahel plagued by jihadist atrocities
The delegation of the UN Security Council visiting Niger, says it is"very actively" concerned with the situation in the Sahel, which is facing atrocities by jihadist groups that are destabilizing the region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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CLEAN : Thousands in Mali demonstrate in support of army rulers
Thousands of people demonstrate in Mali's capital backing the nation's military rulers and protesting perceived foreign meddling in the Sahel state (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)