France has received the denunciation by the government of Burkina Faso of the defense agreement that has linked the two countries since 2018 and will withdraw its soldiers from the country within the agreed period of one month, the Quai d’Orsay said on Wednesday. Authorities in Burkina Faso had confirmed …
Read More »Chadian rebels confront the forces of General Haftar in Lybia
Libyan forces loyal to the eastern-based commander, General Khalifa Haftar, have been clashing in the south of the country with rebels from neighbouring Chad, BBC News reports. Gen Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army said it had carried out air strikes. The rebels, from a group called the Front for Change …
Read More »Chad calls for more international funds for Sahel
Chad has called on foreign powers to urgently increase funds for the development of the Sahel. Speaking at a summit on Islamist violence in the region, the Chadian President Idriss Deby said combatting poverty would help defeat militancy. The French President Emmanuel Macron is attending the meeting via video link. …
Read More »Burkina Faso’s wants to talk with Islamist militants
On Thursday, Burkina Faso’s government said that it was open to holding talks with Islamist militants, a position embraced by its neighbours in the Sahel region where terrorist attacks are recurrent. Jihadists activities have grown in the region despite military operations to contain them. France which has more than 5,000 …
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