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Chad: Chad, Sahel States Receive Russia's Foreign and Defense Ministers
VOA, 5 June 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected in Chad's capital N'djamena Wednesday, continuing an African tour that has taken him to Guinea and Congo. Russian Defense… Read more »
Russia's Foreign, Defense Ministers Visit Sahel States
As part of an Africa tour, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - along with the country's Defense Chief - is visiting several African nations, including Guinea, Congo and Libya. This week they are due to hold talks with leaders of the Sahel, which has been described by Analysts as Russia's attempt to establish its troops in the region after military leaders seized power, sparking ideological differences over the presence of American and French forces..
Several hundred people reportedly gathered in Chad's capital, N'djamena, to welcome Lavrov. The Chadian government said Lavrov will discuss "efficient methods" to combat terrorism, and "enhance military, diplomatic, economic and trade ties between Chad and Russia".
Russian Foreign Minister Sergueï Lavrov and his Burkinabe counterpart Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré,
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West Africa: Sahel - Wagner Takes Control of the G5 Sahel
Centre 4s, 28 May 2024
After Mali in September 2021, Burkina Faso in October 2022, Niger in March 2023, the Russian paramilitary company, Wagner, landed in Chad this April 2024. Of the five member… Read more »
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Western Sahara: The Sahel Seeks Sovereignty
People's Dispatch, 14 May 2024
The last year has seen tremendous transformations in the Sahel region with popularly-backed military coups calling for an end to French colonialism as well as progressive electoral… Read more »
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Nigeria: Foreign Military Bases in Nigeria - the Dynamics of the Geopolitics, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Premium Times, 10 May 2024
Nigeria has missed the opportunity to be a founding member of BRICS, that has been seeking doors for our countries to opt out of neo-colonial control. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Coalition Warns Against Possible Defense Pacts With U.S., France
VOA, 6 May 2024
The warning notice, signed by five civil society groups and a former chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, came in an open letter Friday to Nigeria's… Read more »
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West Africa: Russia Has Tightened Its Hold Over the Sahel Region - and Now It's Looking to Africa's West Coast
The Conversation Africa, 29 April 2024
Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government would align… Read more »
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The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger would not only be a disaster for its counter-terrorism initiatives in the region but would also hinder its efforts to counter the rise of ... Read more »
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Although the security situation in the region has worsened since the militaries in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso overthrew their civilian-led governments, some experts think the ... Read more »
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French and Nigerien military officers are discussing a partial withdrawal of certain French military elements deployed in Niger. However, the bulk of French forces in the Sahel ... Read more »
