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US troops to leave Chad in second African state withdrawal
Apr 26, 2024 (AFP)
The US has approximately 100 troops stationed in Chad as part of its strategy to combat extremism in West Africa. "USAFRICOM is currently planning to reposition...
HRW says Burkina army killed 223 villagers in revenge attacks
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
Burkinabe officials contacted by AFP did not comment on the allegation, which the New York-based group described as "among the worst army abuse in Burkina Faso ...
US sending senior officials to Niger to discuss troop exit
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
Niger has been a key base for regional counter-terrorism operations, but the government -- a military junta that ousted the country's president last year -- sai...
After villages razed in Sudan, U.S. calls for immediate end to attacks in North Darfur
Apr 24, 2024 (UPI)
"We are alarmed by indications of an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces and its affiliated militias," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller s...
US, Niger begin talks on exit of American troops
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
Niger's government -- a military junta that ousted the country's president last year -- said in March that it was ending a military cooperation agreement with W...
African leaders call for more cooperation on terrorism
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
Starting in Mali, Islamist militants have gained ground in the Sahel, expanding further south to threaten West African coastal states while more groups are batt...
Mauritanian defence minister in Mali after diplomatic row
Apr 21, 2024 (AFP)
About two weeks earlier, Mauritania accused Mali and Russia's Wagner mercenary group of pursing armed men across the border into Mauritanian territory. Followin...
Hundreds in Niger tell US troops to go home
Apr 21, 2024 (AFP)
The United States had on Friday agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 soldiers from the African nation where Washington built a $100 million base to fly a flee...
U.S. to end military presence in Niger
Apr 20, 2024 (UPI)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger's Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine on Friday to formalize the end of the United State's military pres...
Kenya's defense chief dies in helicopter crash
Apr 19, 2024 (UPI)
The helicopter with a dozen military personnel on board crashed at about 2:20 p.m. local time Thursday in Western Kenya. President William Ruto announced the cr...
Kenya military chopper crash kills defence chief
Apr 18, 2024 (AFP)
"Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident... I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of General Francis Omondi Ogolla, the Chief of the ...
IMF chief urges attention to war-ravaged Yemen, Sudan
Apr 18, 2024 (AFP)
"When we have these highly visible wars like the one in Ukraine, like the one in Gaza... they overshadow the pain and suffering that is happening in other place...
Saudi Arabia to host Sudan peace talks in next three weeks: US
Apr 16, 2024 (AFP)
The discussions, which will be held in Saudi Arabia's port city of Jeddah, were announced on Monday at a France-backed international conference in Paris that ra...
At least six dead in Sudan's once refuge El-Fasher
Apr 15, 2024 (AFP)
The Sudan doctors' union said late on Sunday that El-Fasher hospital had reported "six deaths and 61 injuries ... following clashes" between the army and the RS...
Chad junta chief launches presidential campaign without main rivals
Apr 14, 2024 (AFP)
On the first day of campaigning, the capital N'Djamena was decked out in his political colours and giant portraits of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, an AFP...
Thousands protest in Niger for US troops to leave
Apr 13, 2024 (AFP)
Following a July coup, the West African country said in mid-March that the 2012 cooperation agreement had been "unilaterally imposed" by the United States. Stud...
Mali PM says elections will only happen once stabilised
Apr 12, 2024 (AFP)
The West African nation has been ruled by juntas since back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, with the worsening security situation aggravated by armed jihadist a...
Russian air defence system, trainers arrive in Niger
Apr 12, 2024 (AFP)
Niger's military government agreed in January to step up security cooperation with Russia, after expelling French forces that were helping fight jihadist rebell...
Bomb kills six Niger soldiers prompting air strikes
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
An army patrol vehicle early this week hit a homemade landmine near the southwestern village of Tingara, the defence ministry said in a bulletin. Other soldiers...
Mali junta 'suspends' activities by political parties
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
"Until further notice, for reasons of public order, the activities of political parties and the activities of a political character of associations are suspende...
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