The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) would welcome the potential exchange of expertise between Russia and the Sahel countries in Africa, Director for UNHCR's Regional Bureau for Southern Africa Valentin Tapsoba told Sputnik in an interview

The French police said on Thursday that they had initiated a crackdown on migrant camps in Paris, forcibly removing more than 1,600 undocumented immigrants

Five nations from Africa's western Sahel region plan to discuss with Russia support the latter could provide in fighting terrorism and resolving the development challenges, which are at the center of all problems faced by the region, the head of the G5 Sahel Permanent Secretariat, Maman Sambo Sidikou, told Sputnik

Russia will continue its effort toward international strategic policy for strengthening Africa's stability and ensuring regional security, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at the Russia-Africa Summit

Algeria, Egypt, Sudan and other neighbors of Libya should be invited to the peace conference in Berlin, the AU commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui, told Sputnik