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US-Niger relations face uncertainty, with Niamey’s pivot to Russia
Audio version: The news: The visit a few days ago of a US government delegation to Niamey, the capital of Niger, did not go down well with the ruling junta there. Clearly as the junta is paving the way for the Russian military to enter Niger and expand their presence...
SECURITY & DEFENSE
Libya: US kills suspected IS insurgents in raid on Libya
The US military command for Africa announced Friday it killed 17 suspected Islamic State group jihadists in southern Libya, in the third such strike in a week. "At this time, it is assessed the airstrike killed 17 terrorists" on Thursday, Africom said in a statement....
Algeria: Military court sentences former political and intelligence chiefs after only a one-day trial
Algiers, Sept 25, 2019 (AFP) - An Algerian military court has sentenced the brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and three co-defendants to 15 years in prison, the state APS news agency reported on Wednesday. Said Bouteflika, widely seen as the real power...
Libya: Two killed in drone strike in Sirte, raid on Mitiga airport
Tripoli, Sept 16, 2019 - Drone strikes on Libya's coastal town of Sirte killed two pro-unity government fighters and wounded 18 others on Monday, their force said, blaming foreign powers backing military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The three raids on the former Islamic...
Sahel: Chad in the grip of violence and inter-communal clashes
Chad's parliament on Tuesday extended by three months a state of emergency in three eastern regions hit by rebel violence and deadly inter-communal clashes. In August, President Idriss Deby had declared a state of emergency for three months in the Sila and Ouaddai...
Sahel: Security agents kidnapped in Mopti, Mali
Bamako, Sept 6, 2019 - Armed men abducted 22 members of a military unit comprising mainly Tuareg ex-rebels and former members of armed pro-government groups in violence-wracked Mali, the driver of their bus said Friday. The group, set to be incorporated into a...
Sahel: Kidnappings intensify in southeast Niger
Niamey, Sept 5, 2019 - At least 66 civilians were kidnapped in July in southeastern Niger near the border with Nigeria where the jihadist group Boko Haram is active, a UN source said Thursday. "At least 66 civilians including 44 women were abducted in July 2019 alone...
Algeria: Purge in the military could undermine Algeria’s defensive effectiveness
Mass arrests have taken place in the ranks of the Algerian military in recent weeks, reliable sources said. Senior and high-ranking officers have been incarcerated at the Blida military prison for their alleged involvement in various criminal cases. At least 120...
Egypt: Military says it killed six alleged terrorists near Bahariya
Cairo, Sept 5, 2019 - Six suspected jihadists were killed on Thursday in a shootout with police near the Bahariya oasis southwest of the Egyptian capital, the interior ministry said. Police carried out a dawn raid against "terrorist elements" in a desert area near...
Tunisia: Four killed in army-insurgent clash in Kasserine
Tunis, Sept 2, 2019 (AFP) - A national guard officer and three suspected jihadist militants were killed in a gunbattle in northwest Tunisia on Monday, his force said. "Terrorists are still around but Tunisia is stronger," Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said, paying...
Sahel: Two generals sent to prison in Burkina Faso for alleged treason
Ouagadougou, Sept 2, 2019 (By Armel Baily with David Esnault in Abidjan) - A military court in Burkina Faso on Monday convicted and jailed two generals on charges of masterminding a coup in the fragile Sahel state in 2015. General Gilbert Diendere was convicted on...
INSURGENCIES & TERRORISM
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