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Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba becomes new MINUSMA spokesperson

MINUSMA | The UN peacekeeping mission finally has a new spokesperson: the UNHCR veteran Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba. [...]

Published on 10.02.2023 at 05:00 GMT

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A Chadian MINUSMA soldier parades during a visit by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous to Tessalit, Mali, in March 2013.

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Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

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Algerian Chief of Staff Said Chengriha and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu.

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Paris prepares for end of Operation Barkhane via UN, EU and G5 Sahel

Following President Macron's announcement on 10 June of France's plans to end Operation Barkhane, the French presidency is trying to mobilise its partners regarding the situation in the Sahel. French diplomats have begun a major operation to persuade the European Union, the UN and the African Union to get more involved in the region, with a Sahel Coalition summit coming up in July and France due to take the chair of the UN Security Council on 1 July.

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RJM Aviation reigns supreme in the sky over Chad

In less than 10 years, private air transport company RJM Aviation, headed by Thierry Miallier, has become a key operator in N'Djamena. It has transported Idriss Déby, Operation Barkhane soldiers, ExxonMobil and even George Clooney.

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RJM Aviation, headed by Thierry Miallier, is a key operator in N'Djamena

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Assimi Goita
Barkhane
Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba
Guillaume N'gefa
Minusma
Olivier Salgado
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Mali
Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba becomes new MINUSMA spokesperson

In Focus | Africa, United Nations
Chad, Togo and Ivory Coast vie for blue helmet contracts

Algeria, Sahel
Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

France, Sahel
Paris prepares for end of Operation Barkhane via UN, EU and G5 Sahel

In Focus | Chad
RJM Aviation reigns supreme in the sky over Chad