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French president Emmanuel Macron welcomes the president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, to the Elysée Palace for a summit of France-G5 Sahel heads of state by videoconference, after the announcement of the forthcoming end of Barkhane. IMAGES
Leaders of five nations that have joined forces to fight jihadism in the Sahel meet for a summit in Burkina Faso, a day after a fresh terror attack in the region claimed 14 lives. IMAGES of the opening ceremony
Leaders of five Sahel countries met with France's defence minister on Tuesday to discuss funding for an unprecedented joint force to combat jihadism in their vulnerable region. IMAGES of beginning of summit
"We prioritise diplomatic negotiations and dialogue as the bedrock of our approach," says Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, who is chairing an emergency summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja. After the coup on July 26, the bloc gave the military leaders a deadline of last Sunday to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who is being held at the presidential palace in Niamey, or face the potential use of force. SOUNDBITE
West African leaders arrive at the extraordinary summit on Niger, in Abuja. ECOWAS is not ruling out the use of armed force to reinstate the overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum, meanwhile the regime that emerged from the coup has just announced the formation of a government. IMAGES
South American leaders of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization ACTO) hold a meeting during a two-day summit in Belem, with the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Indonesian envoys invited to participate. IMAGES
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