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Sahel: French army to withdraw from Burkina FasoF

France said Wednesday it will withdraw its contingent of hundreds of troops stationed in Burkina Faso within a month, after the junta ruling the Sahel country demanded the pullout. The withdrawal will mark the latest scaling down of France's military presence in...

Sahel: Jihadist violence intensifies in Burkina FasoF

Attacks in Burkina Faso have increased since October and now especially target civilians, according to junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, who took power last year on a vow to quell jihadist violence. The extremists are switching tactics to focus on civilians, Traore...

Sahel: Russia strengthens its presence in the Sahel with delivery of warplanes to MaliF

Mali's military rulers received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia Thursday, an AFP correspondent noted, the latest in a series of deliveries from its new top military and political ally. AFP counted eight planes and two helicopters at a ceremony attended by...

Sahel: Troop toll from Mali jihadist clash rises to 14 dead, 31 “terrorists killed”F

Fourteen Malian soldiers were killed in a clash with jihadists this week, the army said Thursday, giving a new toll in an attack claimed by an Al-Qaeda-linked group. Fighting erupted when an army unit was hit by roadside bombs between the towns of Mopti and Segou in...

Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)F

Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)F

Jul 19, 2023

By Arezki Daoud: The departure of the French forces and the forthcoming exit from Mali of the UN peacekeeping mission...

Sahel: Nearly 80 troops and insurgents die in clash in northcentral Burkina FasoF

Sahel: Nearly 80 troops and insurgents die in clash in northcentral Burkina FasoF

Jun 29, 2023

At least 31 Burkinabe soldiers and three allied volunteer militiamen (VDP) have been killed in an attack by suspected...

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

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

Jun 27, 2023

Annual cocaine seizures in the Sahel surged from 13 kilograms (28 pounds) in 2020 to 863 kilos just two years later as...

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