Brussels 01.08.2023 The EU mission staff in Niamey, Niger, continues to work according to the European External Action Service spokesperson, and there are obligatory evacuations at this moment in time. However the EU is actively monitoring the security situation, and those who are willing have the opportunity to interrupt their mission, and repatriate. https://twitter.com/AnnaVanDensky/status/1686328095685451776?s=20 During…
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France reinforces protection in Sahel
France will step up security measures to protect the countriy’s nationals in Africa’s Sahel region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, August 11, two days after six French aid workers and there two local guides were shot dead in Niger, while touring in natural park Kouré. Nous mettons tout en œuvre pour soutenir les familles…
Niger attack defined «terrorism»
Six aid workers and their two guides were killed by armed men in a deadly attack in Niger, during excursion to natural park. French charity ACTED confirmed their deaths in random attack on the vehicle on Sunday, August 9. The French government called it a terrorist attack, though no group has yet claimed responsibility. Unidentified…
Tajani: “We can’t stop migration”
“Until 2016, 90% of irregular migrants travelled through the Niger to Libya and Europe. In just 2 years, Niger reduced migration flows by 95%, from over 300,000 to about 10,000 in 2018. We need to support this model and extend it to other Sahel countries following the example with Turkey, where we committed 6 billion…
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