(Di Marinella Pacifico, member of the Senate Foreign Commission ”) Focusing exclusively on the military crisis in Ukraine is an exercise which, if not read with the right lens, risks stalemate in the heart of Europe. In the rest of the globe equally important games are being played, such as to determine the geopolitical assets for the spheres of [...]
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In the Sahel, Italy looks to Niger as a strategic partner, a stable and resource-rich country that also offers excellent investment opportunities and profitable partnerships between private and public sectors, as long as it “arrives on time”. Thus the ambassador of Italy to Niamey, Emilia Gatto, presents the African country to Italian companies, in an interview with AGI. "Italy is among those [...]
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"France cannot maintain a military presence in Mali at all costs". This was said by the French Defense Minister, Florence Parly, during a radio interview. "What we want is to be able to continue the fight against terrorism because this is not the end of the fight, terrorism is also conquering the border states of Mali", [...]
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Niger, Burkina Faso and Nigeria in 2013 celebrated the French troops after the arrival in the Saharan city of Timbuktu following the defeat of some jihadist groups. Today, almost ten years later, France has halved its contingent to 5000 men and is thinking of leaving the territory permanently due to the [...]
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