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A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure of substances worth $100,000.

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Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of harmful chemicals, explosives and drugs.

There aren't 10,000 solutions, we have to join forces," said a west African security source who spoke on condition of anonymity.Francis Akindes, a sociologist at Ivory Coast's Bouake university, told AFP the jihadist groups were "succeeding in destabilising all the states in the region".

Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over their security

Senegal has been selected to host the 2025 Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), Zone II, U-18 and U-20 Championships.

The TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship 2024 (CHAN) draw took place yesterday at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, setting the stage for an exciting tournament in August.

Interpol, in collaboration with West African police forces, has carried out a series of successful operations targeting illegal gold and sand mining in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal. The operations code-named Sanu carried out in the four west African states from June to October last year led to nearly 200 arrests,

Over the past decade, France has been forced out of over 70 percent of the African nations where it once maintained a military presence, news network France 24 reported. "Budget constraints and shifting geopolitical priorities have driven the wave of France's withdrawal of military presence in Africa," Li said.

Holders Senegal will face a resurgent Nigeria and Sudan in Group D of the rescheduled African Nations Championship (CHAN) being co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August.