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EAM Jaishankar express concerns over terrorism in Africa; urges world to s
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] October 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed concerns over the spread of terrorism in Africa and said that initiatives undertaken by the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), G-5 Sahel Joint Force, and Multinational Joint Task Force
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Head of Islamic State 'neutralised' by French troops in Sahel, says Macron
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 16 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron said on early Thursday that the head of Islamic State, Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui has been "neutralised" by French forces in the Sahel.
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Terrorists' attack in northern Burkina Faso leaves 80 people dead
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Sahel [Burkina Faso], August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Terrorists staged an attack in the northern part of Burkina Faso that left 80 people killed, the Ministry of Communications said.
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47 people including 30 civilians killed in Burkina Faso attack
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Sahel [Burkina Faso], August 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourty-seven people, including 30 civilians, 14 military soldiers and 3 army auxiliaries members, were killed in an attack on Wednesday in the northern Sahel region of Burkina Faso, an official statement said on Wednesday.
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Woman delivers baby inside train at Bhubaneswar railway station
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 12 (ANI): A 27-year-old woman gave birth to a baby boy inside a coach of Howrah-Yesvantpur Express at Bhubaneswar railway station on July 10.
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UN chief strongly condemns killing of over 100 civilians in Burkina Faso a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the heinous attack by unidentified assailants on a village in the province of Yagha in the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso, which resulted in the killing of over 100 civilians, i
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EU Foreign Affairs Council to discuss Afghanistan, Iranian Nuclear deal to
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI): The EU Foreign Affairs Council is set to meet to discuss EU bilateral relations with Russia and the United States, the situation in Afghanistan, the Sahel region and Lebanon and the progress on the Iranian nuclear deal.
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Chad: Mahamat Itno, dead President Deby's son named interim leader
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
N'Djamena [Chad], April 22 (ANI): In the wake of Idriss Deby's death on the battlefield, the military on Wednesday consolidated behind the longtime leader's son - Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.
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Chad President Deby dies on front lines day after winning election
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
N'Djamena [Chad], April 20 (ANI): Chad's newly re-elected President Idriss Deby succumbed to his injuries suffered on the frontline while fighting rebels in the north of the Sahel country, the country's army said.
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In a first, sanitary napkin vending machine installed at Delhi's RK Puram
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): A sanitary napkin vending machine has been installed at New Delhi's RK Puram Police Station, making it the first police station in the national capital to have such a provision.
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Joe Biden speaks to French President Macron, seeks to strengthen bilateral
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron over the phone on Sunday and agreed to work together on shared foreign policy priorities, including China, the Middle East, Russia, and the Sahel.
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India at UNSC expresses serious concern over security situation in Sahel,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 12 (ANI): India on Monday expressed serious concern over the security situation in the Sahel and Lake Chad region, saying that terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime have continued unabated in the area.
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