Thani Mohamed-Soilihi

When France's Secretary of State for la Francophonie and International Partnerships Thani Mohamed-Soilihi told journalists on 27 July that the security crisis in the Sahel was no longer was a matter for his government some interpreted this as posturing...

The heavily reshuffled government team has only one new face with evident knowledge of sub-Saharan dossiers – Thani Mohamed-Soilihi a senator from the French island Mayotte neighbouring Comoros who has taken over as state secretary (junior minister) for the Francophonie and international partnerships...