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Hamane Niang takes a picture with Isabelle Yacoubou of France on day 13 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Arena Carioca 2

Hamane Niang Resumes FIBA Role Amid Mali Basketball Mess Investigation

FIBA president Hamane Niang will resume his duties after a report on sexual abuse allegations of Mali basketball players was released on Tuesday.

Macron, pictured speaking to the G5 Sahel summit via video link, is under pressure at home to reduce France's anti-jihadist mission

France To Step Up Effort To 'Decapitate' Sahel Qaeda Groups: Macron

France to step up effort to 'decapitate' Sahel Qaeda groups: Macron

NGOs lead a dangerous and underappreciated existence in the Sahel

Overshadowed By War, Aid Groups In The Sahel Soldier On

Overshadowed by war, aid groups in the Sahel soldier on

An armed Reaper drone is checked before takeoff at a French base in Niger, part of France's Barkhane anti-jihadist force

Chad To Send Troops To Sahel Jihadist Flashpoint

Chad to send troops to Sahel jihadist flashpoint

Map showing zones of influence by armed groups in the Sahel and regional military bases

France To Meet Sahel Leaders As It Mulls Troop Drawdown

France to meet Sahel leaders as it mulls troop drawdown

Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia bore the brunt of the 2013-16 outbreak

Growing Concern Over First W.Africa Ebola Outbreak For Five Years

Growing concern over first W.Africa Ebola outbreak for five years

Map showing zones of influence by armed groups in the Sahel and regional military bases

France To Meet Sahel Leaders As It Mulls Troop Drawdown

France to meet Sahel leaders as it mulls troop drawdown

France's war is also about perceptions

France Struggling In Sahel 'Information War'

France struggling in Sahel 'information war'

MINUSMA troops carry the coffins of four Ivorian comrades who were killed by a roadside bomb in northwestern Mali on January 13

28 Peacekeepers Wounded In Mali Attack: UN

28 peacekeepers wounded in Mali attack: UN

On top of daily insecurity, Libya's economic crisis is further testing its people

Oil-rich Libya In Poverty After Decade Of Conflict

Oil-rich Libya in poverty after decade of conflict

Thee suspected jihadist raids took place at Boulkessy and Mondoro, near Mali's border with Burkina Faso

Suspected Jihadists Kill Six Mali Soldiers In Twin Attacks

Suspected jihadists kill six Mali soldiers in twin attacks

Peacekeepers travelling between Douentza to the city of Timbuktu hit a roadside bomb, according to the MINUSMA peacekeeping mission

Three Ivorian UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali Attack

Three Ivorian UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attack

Peacekeepers (similar to this one, pictured May 2016) travelling the road linking the central town of Douentza to the city of Timbuktu further north hit a roadside bomb, according to a statement from the MINUSMA peacekeeping mission

Three Ivorian UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali Attack

Three Ivorian UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attack

Sarcosuchus imperator, an 11m (36-feet)-long crocodile, is the zoo's pride and joy

Niger Museum Is Eclectic National 'Mirror'

Niger museum is eclectic national 'mirror'

Cameroon's Far North region

Jihadist Attack Kills 13 In Northern Cameroon

Jihadist attack kills 13 in northern Cameroon

Map of Niger locating the Tondikiwindi district where two villages were attacked by gunmen

Niger Declares National Mourning, Security Boost After Attacks

Niger declares national mourning, security boost after attacks

Security was tight in Niamey during last week's elections

100 Dead In Attacks On Two Western Niger Villages

100 dead in attacks on two western Niger villages

Both soldiers were members of a regiment specialising in intelligence work

Bomb Kills Two French Soldiers In Mali

Bomb kills two French soldiers in Mali

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Both soldiers were members of a regiment specialising in intelligence work

Bomb Kills Two French Soldiers In Mali

Bomb kills two French soldiers in Mali

Two French soldiers, Sergeant Yvonne Huynh (L) and Brigadier Loic Risser, were killed by an improvised explosive device in northeastern Mali in January 2021

Bomb Kills Two French Soldiers In Mali

Bomb kills two French soldiers in Mali

SPD co-leader Norbert Walter-Borjans: 'The line between defending the lives and limbs of our soldiers and killing with a joystick is very thin'

German Government At Odds Over Armed Drones

German government at odds over armed drones

On the stump: Presidential frontrunner Mohamed Bazoum gives a campaign speech at Diffa, southeastern Niger, four days before polling day

Niger Stages Historic Elections Despite Jihadist Attacks

Niger stages historic elections despite jihadist attacks

On the stump: Presidential frontrunner Mohamed Bazoum gives a campaign speech at Diffa, southeastern Niger, four days before polling day

Niger Stages Historic Elections Despite Jihadist Attacks

Niger stages historic elections despite jihadist attacks

A pro-junta rally, staged after the military forced out Mali's unpopular president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, in August

Mali Lost In Transition As Army Expands Its Role After Coup

Mali lost in transition as army expands its role after coup

Facebook was still surprised to see two countries fighting head-on in a third region

Troll Crackdown Exposes France-Russia Rivalry In Africa

Troll crackdown exposes France-Russia rivalry in Africa

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Facebook shutdown two networks running multiple accounts that were linked to people associated with the Russian Internet Research Agency, and a third that had links to the French military

Facebook Closes Disinformation Accounts Linked To French Military

Traore rehearses with friends in Bamako

WhatsApp Recordings Throw Lifeline To Sahel Artists

Yemeni women from a poor family prepare food for cooking as other girls wash clothes in a shack in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in January 2019

Yemeni Woman Who Trudged Through Deserts To Reach UK Wants To Rescue Children From Homeland

The 2017 in and around Barcelona killed 16 people

Jihadism In Spain: A Silent But Real Threat

Roch Marc Christian Kabore won an outright majority in the first round of the presidential election, removing the need for a runoff

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