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02Jul/17

France and Africans must eradicate “terrorists, thugs and assassins” – Macron

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BAMAKO, MALI (JULY 2, 2017) – France and its African partners must work together to wipe out Islamist militants in the volatile Sahel region, President Emmanuel Macron said at the opening of a summit in Mali’s capital Bamako on Sunday (July 2).
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15Jan/16

the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou

Security forces battle Islamist gunmen holding hostages in hotel

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Suspected Islamist fighters hold hostages at a hotel used by foreigners in Burkina Faso’s capital, in an attack claimed by Al Qaeda.

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