As part of Denmark’s ‘new Africa strategy’ said on Monday it was shutting its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso as military coups have "severely limited the scope for action in the Sahel region". However, the Scandinavian country said it would open embassies in Senegal, Tunisia and Rwanda. Denmark also said it would bolster diplomatic staff at its embassies in Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. Following the closures in Bamako and Ouagadougou, a special representative will be appointed for the African Great Lakes and Sahel region, it said.
A series of military coups in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso over the past three years has significantly eroded France&
Burkina Faso's junta government announced Thursday the release of four French nationals, previously detained on espionage charges since
French President Emmanuel Macron extended his gratitude to King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Wednesday for mediating the release of
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, all governed by military juntas, will receive a six-month grace period following their planned withdrawal
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