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Nov- 2019 -18 NovemberAfrica
France and Sahel partner forces conduct ‘unprecedented’ operation in Burkina Faso and Mali
Forces from the France-led Operation Barkhane and its partner forces in the Sahel region carried out an 'unprecedented' 17-day counter-terror operation
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15 NovemberAfrica
US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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13 NovemberAfrica
UN says G5 Sahel needs more support to battle terrorism, as Macron signals force revamp
The G5 Sahel Joint Force faces persistent training and equipment shortfalls as violence spirals in the region, according to a new UN report
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13 NovemberAfrica
EU to ‘increase presence and improve support’ for Sahel partners fighting terrorism
The EU will increase its presence and the level of support it gives to its partners fighting terrorism in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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1 NovemberAfrica
US begins ISR flight operations from Air Base 201 in northern Niger
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance flight operations from Nigerien Air Base 201 have begun, United States Africa Command said
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Oct- 2019 -30 OctoberAfrica
Niger soldiers killed in attack on Blabrine military base in southeast Diffa region
Niger's defense ministry said 12 soldiers were killed in a predawn raid on a military base in Blabrine in the southeastern Diffa region near Lake Chad
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17 OctoberAfrica
G5 Sahel Joint Force makes ‘major’ weapons seizure in northern Niger
The G5 Sahel Joint Force (FCG5S) said Nigerien troops had made a "major arms seizure" during a 10-day military operation in northern Niger
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8 OctoberAfrica
Niger soldiers killed in ‘terrorist’ attack in southwestern Dosso region
Two soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a "terrorist" attack in the in the Dogondoutchi department of the Dosso region of southwest Niger
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Sep- 2019 -18 SeptemberAfrica
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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3 SeptemberAfrica
Guterres again calls for UN to fund G5 Sahel counter-terrorism force
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres again pushed for funding for the G5 Sahel force, warning "we are not winning the war against terrorism"
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