Thousands of foreign fighters are in Libya helping to support Gaddafi and more are still coming from countries such as Chad, Niger and Mali.

数以千计的外国士兵正在利比亚帮助支持卡扎菲，还有更多人来自乍患上，尼日尔和马里。

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Now they are going back to the desert regions of Chad, Mali and Niger, possibly bringing a host of problems with them.

如今这些战士回到了乍得，马里和尼日尔三国的沙漠地区，可能为这些国家带来大量的麻烦。

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Today, guinea-worm disease is prevalent in only 11 countries in Africa including Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo.

今天，麦地那龙线虫病仅在非洲11个国家流行，包括苏丹、尼日利亚、加纳、马里、尼日尔和多哥。

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Along with fighting the harsh climate of the endless desert, they have also been battling for their independence in the last 20 years, staging rebellions against the governments in Niger and Mali.

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Mr Le Drian also said during his interview that seven French citizens who had been taken hostage in Niger and Mali in recent years "are alive", and there had been "contacts with hostage-takers".

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In 1972, he undertook with various actors (including the then 28-year-old Helen Mirren) a research tour of Algeria, Niger, Nigeria and Mali.

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