CAR ex-militia leaders plead not guilty at the ICC

Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom are alleged to have been high ranking commanders within the anti-Balaka militia in the Central Africa Republic.

And, the French president, Emmanuel Macron says his country will intensify its efforts to eradicate jihadist groups fighting in the Sahel region of West Africa.

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