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Heat, Not Floods, May Become Climate Change's Biggest Killer: Report
While cooler areas may see fewer deaths, many hotter countries and cities will face rising mortality if no action is taken.
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5 Desert Regions That Surprisingly Look Green
These unexpected landscapes reveal how different factors help vegetation survive in harsh, arid climates.
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Kuwait Makes Declaring Cash Mandatory For Travellers: How It Affects You
Kuwait’s authorities have recently taken a major step to ensure a smooth process for everyone entering or leaving the country.
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US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
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This Country Wants US Spy Planes. Not For Espionage, But To Hunt Al Qaeda
Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station US spy planes in the country's north to carry outcross-border operations targeting Al Qaeda-allied jihadists wreaking havoc across the Sahel
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"Once-In-200-Year" Heatwave In This African Region "Human-Induced": Study
The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without "human-induced" climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday.
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France Claims Capture Of Key Islamic State Figure In Mali: Report
French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Islamic State extremist group in the Sahel region of Africa, the military said Wednesday.
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Russian Military "Advisor" In Mali Killed By Road Bomb
A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of the conflict-torn Sahel state, an army document and officials said on Wednesday.
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35 Civilians, 80 Terrorists Killed In Double Burkina Faso Attack
A terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of terrorist violence in the West African country.
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US Training African Police To Counter New Terrorist Threats
Washington is proposing $200 million in new military spending for North and West Africa. Both the United States and France, which has 3,500 troops in the region, intend to boost support to regional security body Group of Five Sahel, diplomats and officials say.
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Hunted in the Sahel Desert, Jihadists Target Urban Areas
Concerns are rising that a deadly jihadist attack on a popular nightclub in Mali's capital may foreshadow moves by extremist groups that have been routed in the desert to sneak operatives into towns to mount strikes.
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France to Strike Terrorists Leaving Southern Libya
French President Francois Hollande is ruling out unilateral military intervention in Libya but says that French forces will strike Islamic extremists leaving the country to bring arms to Africa's Sahel region.
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'I Was No Longer Human' Says Frenchman of Three Years Captivity
Beaten, bound and fed mostly dry bread, on the darkest days of his three years held captive by Islamists in the Sahel Frenchman Serge Lazarevic felt he was no longer human.
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France Says it Has 'Neutralised' 200 Jihadists in West Africa
French forces have either killed or captured nearly 200 jihadists in the Sahel region of west Africa in the past year, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday.
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In International Flight, Volatile Conflicts Abound
In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire Sahel region is awash with weapons that include portable air defense systems leftover from the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.
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Heat, Not Floods, May Become Climate Change's Biggest Killer: Report
While cooler areas may see fewer deaths, many hotter countries and cities will face rising mortality if no action is taken.
-
5 Desert Regions That Surprisingly Look Green
These unexpected landscapes reveal how different factors help vegetation survive in harsh, arid climates.
-
Kuwait Makes Declaring Cash Mandatory For Travellers: How It Affects You
Kuwait’s authorities have recently taken a major step to ensure a smooth process for everyone entering or leaving the country.
-
US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
-
This Country Wants US Spy Planes. Not For Espionage, But To Hunt Al Qaeda
Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station US spy planes in the country's north to carry outcross-border operations targeting Al Qaeda-allied jihadists wreaking havoc across the Sahel
-
"Once-In-200-Year" Heatwave In This African Region "Human-Induced": Study
The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without "human-induced" climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday.
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France Claims Capture Of Key Islamic State Figure In Mali: Report
French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Islamic State extremist group in the Sahel region of Africa, the military said Wednesday.
-
Russian Military "Advisor" In Mali Killed By Road Bomb
A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of the conflict-torn Sahel state, an army document and officials said on Wednesday.
-
35 Civilians, 80 Terrorists Killed In Double Burkina Faso Attack
A terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of terrorist violence in the West African country.
-
US Training African Police To Counter New Terrorist Threats
Washington is proposing $200 million in new military spending for North and West Africa. Both the United States and France, which has 3,500 troops in the region, intend to boost support to regional security body Group of Five Sahel, diplomats and officials say.
-
Hunted in the Sahel Desert, Jihadists Target Urban Areas
Concerns are rising that a deadly jihadist attack on a popular nightclub in Mali's capital may foreshadow moves by extremist groups that have been routed in the desert to sneak operatives into towns to mount strikes.
-
France to Strike Terrorists Leaving Southern Libya
French President Francois Hollande is ruling out unilateral military intervention in Libya but says that French forces will strike Islamic extremists leaving the country to bring arms to Africa's Sahel region.
-
'I Was No Longer Human' Says Frenchman of Three Years Captivity
Beaten, bound and fed mostly dry bread, on the darkest days of his three years held captive by Islamists in the Sahel Frenchman Serge Lazarevic felt he was no longer human.
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France Says it Has 'Neutralised' 200 Jihadists in West Africa
French forces have either killed or captured nearly 200 jihadists in the Sahel region of west Africa in the past year, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday.
-
In International Flight, Volatile Conflicts Abound
In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire Sahel region is awash with weapons that include portable air defense systems leftover from the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.
