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Sahel: Mali ratchets up communications on military offensive against insurgentsF

The Malian Armed Forces known as FAMA, have been increasing their communications to the media to showcase their alleged wins. Ever since the junta of Assimi Goita took over, there has been a greater emphasis on PR. Earlier this week, FAMA said that 153 "terrorists"...

Sahel: North and center-east Burkina Faso under curfew amid escalating insurgencyF

Burkina Faso has put the North and parts of the Centre East region under curfew to aid the fight against jihadists, according to official documents seen by AFP on Sunday. The long-running insurgency in the impoverished Sahel nation has left thousands of civilians,...

Sahel: Two prison guards killed during daring escapeF

Four jihadists have escaped from prison in Mauritania after a shootout left two national guards dead, the interior ministry said Monday, a rare event in a nation spared the insurgency sweeping through the Sahel. The incident, which took place in the capital on Sunday...

Close advisor to Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, in official visit to AlgeriaF

The head of Algeria's army hosted Russia's top security official on Monday to discuss boosting their military ties, the defence ministry in Algiers said. General Said Chengriha said the visit of National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev reflected both...

Burkina Faso: Attackers kill civilians in the Sahel ProvinceF

Jul 6, 2023

An armed attack in northern Burkina Faso, an area plagued by jihadist violence, has left about 10 civilians dead,...

Mali: MINUSMA convoy attacked near GaoF

Jul 6, 2023

Armed men attacked a logistics convoy of the UN mission in the north of Mali on Thursday, a source at the UN...

Libya strongman Haftar issues new threat over oil revenueF

Jul 6, 2023

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who backs the politically-split country's eastern administration, has...

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