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.
Algeria’s military announced on Tuesday that it had shot down an armed drone that entered its airspace near the
Militants across the Sahel are increasingly deploying armed drones, transforming regional insurgencies, AFP reports. In Mali, Tuareg separatists used drones
Mali says it is outraged over violence suffered by its citizens deported by neighboring Mauritania, along with those from Senegal,
Togo is considering joining the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a bloc led by military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso,
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