Mohamed Bazoum

In early April President Mohamed Bazoum declared that the force 'has lead in its wings it's undeniable...

There President Mohamed Bazoum has stepped up his efforts to convince a sceptical public and even his own officials of the merits of this foreign force (AC Vol 63 No 5 Bazoum prepares to fight on two fronts)...

Among the leaders in the Sahel President Mohamed Bazoum faces the widest array of opponents from local activists hostile to France's presence to the jihadist insurgents trying to destabilise the country...

Geography helps explain why President Mohamed Bazoum overcame his initial reluctance to host European and French troops after they were expelled from Mali this month...

These are the details that were due to be worked out on 16 February when President Emmanuel Macron hosted the presidents of G5 Sahel members Mauritania Niger and Chad Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Mohamed Bazoum and Mahamat Déby...

If the row is not patched up Takuba would become far more reliant on Niger where President Mohamed Bazoum strongly supports its work...

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was elected last year as the hand-picked successor to President Mahamadou Issoufou...

In Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been returning displaced populations to their home areas quickly but Burkina is more cautious and waits for the communities themselves to make the request...

He has extensively consulted Sahelian partners particularly his trusted allies Presidents Mohamed Bazoum Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani and Roch Kaboré of Niger Mauritania and Burkina Faso respectively over the shape of the redeployment (AC Vol 62 No 15 Burkina without Barkhane)...

Just three months after taking office President Mohamed Bazoum has emerged as a central figure in the struggle to restore security to the Sahel (AC Vol 62 No 14 Paris makes up with the junta)...