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Mali: Blood And Money
Strategy Page· 8 hours agoAugust 9, 2017: The 13,000 peacekeepers in Mali are mainly African and mainly stationed in the north and, increasingly central Mali where there is more ...
Mali: The Things That Really Matter
Strategy Page· 2 days agoMarch 20, 2019: It has been a rough six months for the 13,700 peacekeepers in Mali, with 18 dead and 77 wounded in that period. Islamic terrorist attacks are on the rise; ...
U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa
New York Times· 2 days agoGroups that have declared allegiance to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are on the march. Military...
Niger to set up protection force for ‘strategic’ sites
Digital Journal· 4 days agoNiger’s army says it is creating a special force to protect “strategic” sites, including uranium mines and oil wells, from “terrorist” attacks in the country plagued by jihadist violence since ...
Jihadist bloodshed fills Burkina displacement camps | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 6 days agoFeebly shaded by trees in the blistering heat, desperate civilians throng a displacement camp in...
Mali: Waiting For the Magical Mythical Change
Strategy Page· 6 days agoNovember 12, 2020: The new interim government has been operational for about five weeks. Interim means this government has until March 2022 to organize new elections and disappear. The interim ...
Mali: Repeating History Rather Than Changing It
Strategy Page· 3 days agoSeptember 24, 2018: France and the United States are pressuring the recently reelected Mali president to finally implement the terms of the 2015 peace deal with separatist ...
Russia's Lavrov takes anti-western tour to Chad
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday arrived in Chad, the last leg of a tour of African nations marked by strong anti-Western sentiment...
How the black market gun trade fuels Haiti’s conflict
Politico· 2 days agoMaier’s comments come as Al Qaeda and ISIS affiliates in Africa have grown in strength and military...
Playbook PM: Biden storms the beach for democracy
Politico· 2 days agoMilitary coups have toppled civilian-led governments in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger. The new leaders have ordered American and French troops...