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Sahel: Chad acquires military vehicles and security gear from the UAE

The United Arab Emirates has sent military vehicles and other security gear to Chad in support of anti-"terrorism" efforts and border rotection, the oil-rich Gulf state said on Sunday.  Chad is a neighbour of Niger, where a coup late last month toppled one of the last...

The militarization of the Sahel: Governments run by soldiers ($)

Military regimes now dominate the governments of the Sahel nations. The countries in the region have experienced a series of coups that enabled soldiers to take over power.

Sahel: Cocaine trafficking surges in the Sahel, as armed groups seek to profit from illicit trade

Annual cocaine seizures in the Sahel surged from 13 kilograms (28 pounds) in 2020 to 863 kilos just two years later as armed groups sought to profit from the illicit trade, the United Nations' drug agency said in its 2023 report. The largest seizures of the drug in...

Chad: Army and FNDJT fighters clashing in Tibesti region

Government forces and rebels clashed for a week in a desert region of northern Chad, according to conflicting tolls from both sides. The mountainous Tibesti region is a traditional battleground between the army and rebel groups that have sought for years to oust the...

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