The Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces was therefore passing through Niamey for another meeting with his Nigerien counterpart.

He went to the north of the Tillabéri region.

near the city of Ouallam, less than 100 km from the Malian border.

A place where clashes continue to impose strong pressure on this part of Niger.

In Ethiopia, the conflict in the north of the country seemed to have calmed down in recent months, but in the Afar region, east of Tigray, a new front is raging.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and many families separated.

Afar forces say they are fighting alone in a war they describe as unequal without the support of the federal army.

That's it, we know the draw for the next World Cup with 5 qualified African teams.

Tunisia fell in the group of France and Senegal with the Netherlands.

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