Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

Niger says France is planning to intervene to launch counter-coupF

Niger's military regime, which took power in July, accused France of deploying forces in several West African countries with a view to "military intervention". "France continues to deploy its forces in several ECOWAS   (Economic Community of West African States)...
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Sahel: Deadly week in MaliF

A suicide attack targeted a military base in northern Mali on Friday, the army said, a day after deadly strikes on an army camp and a passenger boat by suspected jihadists killed 64 people. The army said on social media that an airport section of a base in Gao had...
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Sahel: Suspected GSIM militants attack boat on the Niger River in MaliF

A passenger boat on the Niger River in northern Mali was attacked on Thursday by suspected jihadists, the Malian army said on social media. "At around 11:00 am (1100 GMT), armed terrorist groups... attacked a Comanav boat" in the Gourma-Rharous area, it said,...
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Sahel: Protests after Chadian soldier dies in attack at French baseF

An army nurse at a French military base in northern Chad shot dead a Chadian soldier who had attacked him, triggering protests by local people, the region's governor told AFP on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday in the base of Faya-Largeau, where troops are...
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