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Britain to double number of Somali infantry soldiers it trains this year
Jan 15, 2021 (UPI)
A British force of 26 is involved in training Somalia's army in marksmanship, patrolling, medical aid and techniques to counter improvised explosive devices to ...
Russia pulling 'military instructors' out of Central African Republic
Jan 15, 2021 (AFP)
"The Russians have informed the UN that they will withdraw the troops and helicopters" which had been deployed to the Central African Republic during the electi...
Rights groups urge independent probe into central Mali deaths
Jan 11, 2021 (AFP)
What occurred on January 3 in the remote village of Bounti, in the centre of the Sahel state, remains unclear. Several residents, and an association promoting t...
Cameroon army denies civilian 'massacre'
Jan 11, 2021 (AFP)
Army spokesman Cyrille Serge Atonfack Guemo nevertheless said in a statement that "a scrupulous investigation has been ordered to uncover every detail" of the e...
Tanzania inks $1.3bln railway deal with Chinese firms
Jan 08, 2021 (AFP)
President John Magufuli and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi oversaw the signing of the contract at an event broadcast live on state television. The deal involv...
Lagos battles indifference as virus 'tsunami' looms
Jan 08, 2021 (AFP)
The New Year's break saw thousands of people gathered on the city's beaches for fun and relaxation, and social distancing was as rare as mask-wearing. At night,...
French army revisits Mali strike scene, insists jihadists hit
Jan 08, 2021 (AFP)
Controversy erupted over the operation after several residents of the remote village of Bounti said that up to 20 people had been killed in an attack on Sunday ...
U.S. airstrike on Somalia kills 5 al-Shabaab members
Jan 07, 2021 (UPI)
According to U.S. Africa Command, no civilians were injured or killed as a result of the operation. "This strike targeted known al-Shabaab leaders who facilitat...
After eight years of Mali campaign, France seeks exit strategy
Jan 06, 2021 (AFP)
Five French soldiers have been killed by roadside bombs in Mali over the past 10 days, bringing to 50 the number of troops killed across the Sahel since France ...
Jihadists claim killings of French soldiers in Mali
Jan 05, 2021 (AFP)
They died on Saturday when their vehicle hit an explosive device in the northeast, just days after three others were killed in similar fashion. The deaths broug...
Bomb kills two French soldiers in Mali
Jan 03, 2021 (AFP)
Their deaths brought to 50 the number of French soldiers killed in the West African nation since France first intervened in 2013 to help drive back jihadist for...
USS Nimitz leaves Somalia for home port after 10-month deployment
Dec 31, 2020 (UPI)
In a press release from the Department of Defense, Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said acting defense secretar...
Lack of cooperation hinders China's debt relief to Africa
Dec 30, 2020 (AFP)
Most of those nations are in Africa and getting China onboard was considered something of a coup for the G20. But there are some reservations about how far Chin...
Rangers at DR Congo wildlife haven protest over pay
Dec 29, 2020 (AFP)
Eco-guards at the Kahuzi-Biega National Park set up barricades at the entrance preventing employees from going in, although inhabitants of the vast park were al...
USS Nimitz arrives off Somalia coast to support U.S. troop relocation
Dec 28, 2020 (UPI)
The strike group consists of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its air wing of 60 aircraft, two guided-missile cruisers and a guided-missile destroyer. A Navy...
Sudan to deploy troops in Darfur after tribal clashes
Dec 28, 2020 (AFP)
The governor of South Darfur state, Musa Mahdi, announced "the deployment of a large number of military forces in order to arrest those involved in the clashes ...
Explosive device kills three French soldiers in Mali
Dec 28, 2020 (AFP)
The deaths brought to 47 the number of French soldiers killed in Mali since France first intervened militarily in January 2013 to help drive back Islamist jihad...
Mali army says dozen alleged jihadists killed in attack
Dec 26, 2020 (AFP)
The attack occurred on Thursday afternoon between Dinangourou and Mondoro, the army said on Twitter. "On the enemy's side, around a dozen terrorists were killed...
Explainer: What is the Sahel and why is it so important?
Dec 24, 2020 (AFP)
Here is a brief explainer on the region ahead of key elections in Niger on Sunday: - What is it? - In purely geographical terms the Sahel, or Sahil in Arabic, m...
Niger: Five things to know
Dec 24, 2020 (AFP)
- Poverty and migrants - With its 22.4 million -- mainly Muslim -- people, Niger is among the world's poorest countries. For nine straight years it has ranked l...
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