DAKAR (Reuters) - A West African military force tasked with countering Islamist militants has replaced its commander after a deadly attack on its headquarters last month, a spokesman for the G5 Sahel force said on Wednesday.
Mauritanian General Hanena Ould Sidi was chosen during an African Union summit earlier this month to replace Mali's Didier Dacko, G5 spokesman Abdoul Salam Diagana said.
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