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Militaires français en Afrique. Le trompe-l’œil de la «réarticulation»

Sur fond de contestation grandissante sur le continent, le gouvernement français assure qu’il a appris de ses erreurs au Sahel et qu’il va revoir son dispositif militaire en Afrique. Une nouvelle architecture réfléchie sans le moindre débat démocratique, et qui a tout l’air d’un simple ravalement de façade. Il y …

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Why Turkey’s Erdogan sings the same tune with Russia’s Putin in Africa

Turkey’s efforts to expand its influence in Africa often align with those of Russia, with both Ankara and Moscow holding back from condemning military coups and seeking to capitalize on post-colonial resentments. A series of military takeovers in West Africa, the latest occurring in Niger last month, reveal the extent …

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US officials challenge Turkey’s claim to have killed Islamic State leader

US officials suggest that the Syrian jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham really was behind the death of Islamic State leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi. The Islamic State confirmed the death of its most recent leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi, on Aug. 3. The jihadist group said its self-styled “caliph” had …

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