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Au revoir, Sahel: Did 2023 crush France’s influence in Africa?

France’s hold on its African allies significantly shrunk in 2023. Here’s a timeline of how that unfolded.

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The zaï technique: how farmers in the Sahel grow crops with little to no water

Hubert Reeves once wrote that “on the cosmic scale, liquid water is rarer than gold”. And what is true for the universe is even truer in the Sahel, the name given to the vast, arid belt that skirts the Sahara and stretches across Africa from east to west. Since 3,000…

The Conversation

New constitution, old playbook: Chad’s Deby continues power play in Sahel

Critics of the Chadian leader say the referendum was part of efforts to perpetuate himself in power like his father.

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France completes military withdrawal from Niger, leaving a gap in the terror fight in the Sahel

France has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Niger after they were asked to leave by the country’s new military rulers, ending years of on-the-ground support

The Independent UK

Last French troops leave Niger, ending decade of Sahel missions

The last French troops deployed in Niger left on Friday, an AFP journalist reported, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

France 24

Last French Troops To Bow Out Of Africa's Sahel

The last French troops are to withdraw from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

International Business Times

Niger says all French troops will have left by 22 December

The ongoing withdrawal of French troops participating in an anti-jihadist mission in Niger will be complete by 22 December, the Sahel country's army said Tuesday.

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COP28 summit heads into overtime without fossil fuel deal

In tonight’s edition: the COP28 summit enters the final hours of climate negotiations. Meanwhile, researchers in the Sahel region are working on how to reduce emissions from livestock farming. Also, there's another dire warning from the World Food Programme, as food insecurity continues to worsen in West and Central Africa,…

France 24

W.Africa Leaders Meet As Region Struggles With Coups

West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist conflicts.

International Business Times

Ghana’s media treats terrorism as a threat from outside – it overlooks violence at home

In 2022, 43% of all global terrorism deaths occurred in the Sahel – the region south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent. West Africa had recorded 1,800 terrorism attacks as of June 2023, resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths.

The Conversation

Niger junta scraps military agreements with EU, discusses ties with Russia

The junta in Niger has scrapped two key security agreements with the European Union that were intended to help fight violence in the Sahel region, as the country's army leaders discuss military cooperation with Russian officials.

Radio France Internationale

Niger’s junta ends security agreements with EU, turns to Russia for defence cooperation

Niger’s junta on Monday scrapped two key military agreements that the West African nation signed with the European Union to help fight the violence in Africa’s Sahel region as the country's army leaders and a senior Russian defence official discussed military cooperation.

France 24

Niger’s junta revokes key security agreements with EU and turns to Russia for defense partnership

Niger’s junta has scrapped two key military agreements that the West African nation signed with the European Union to help fight violence in Africa’s Sahel region

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso filmmaker takes story of women resisting jihadists to Oscars

Burkinabé filmmaker Apolline Traoré's feature "Sira" tells the story of a young woman abducted by jihadists who draws on her wits and courage to survive. Offering a rare insight into the lives of thousands living with Islamist violence in the Sahel, the film has already won prizes at home and…

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The Independent UK

A newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa’s Sahel is seen as tool for legitimacy

Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance which some analysts describe as an attempt to legitimize their military governments

Radio France Internationale

Ivorian president Ouattara in France to discuss partnership and security issues

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara have discussed the aftermath of the coup in Niger and the "rapid deterioration" of the security situation in the Sahel at a meeting in the L'Elysée Palace in Paris.

The Independent UK

UN warns food aid for 1.4 million refugees in Chad could end over limited funding

The United Nations food agency has warned that it might end food assistance to 1.4 million refugees in Chad who fled the conflict in parts of the Sahel because of limited funding

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Pastoralists in Senegal raise livestock much as their ancestors did centuries ago

The planet is changing, but pastoralists here in the Sahel region of Africa are in many ways still raising livestock the way their ancestors did centuries ago.

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Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State take root on the coast of West Africa

Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State have been spreading from the vast, arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert into wealthier nations on the coast of West Africa

France 24

Africa's Sahel region: A media desert

Ten years ago, French radio journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were murdered by a commando from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the north-eastern Malian town of Kidal. Since then, the security situation in Africa’s Sahel region has continually worsened. Today, the vast area stretching from Mauritania to…

The Independent UK

Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege

Rights groups say in new reports that security forces and armed groups are committing alleged war crimes against civilians in Africa’s Sahel region where extremists and rebels are increasingly fighting to exert dominance and control resources in communities

Radio France Internationale

Norway to help plug 'funding hole' in aid to troubled Sahel region

Norway is to give an extra 3.3 million in aid to countries in West Africa's troubled Sahel region, where a string of successive coups has set off a vast humanitarian crisis. The Nordic nation has already donated 20 million euros so far this year.

Salon

The downfall of France's African empire

Before his sudden demise, the shadowy Wagner Group leader helped unravel 60 years of French domination in Africa

Radio France Internationale

Macron hosts Chad's Deby with Niger troop withdrawal topping agenda

French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Chad's transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby over the withdrawal of French forces from Niger and regional crises in the Sahel.

The Conversation

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have a new defence alliance: an expert view of its chances of success

On 16 September 2023 in Bamako, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established the Alliance of Sahel States, a mutual defence pact. The agreement was signed against the backdrop of an ongoing political crisis in Niger following a coup on 26 July 2023. The regional bloc, the Economic Community of West…

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