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I.Coast relies on livestock from crisis-hit Sahel for Eid
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 days ago...animals are lined up to be sacrificed for this Sunday's Muslim festival of Eid.- Insecurity and...
France cutting troops in West, Central Africa to 600: sources
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFrance is planning to reduce its military presence in West and Central Africa to around 600 troops...
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso
Al Jazeera· 2 days agoAn armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed...
Niger’s highest court lifts immunity of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
KLAS Las Vegas· 4 days agoDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s highest court lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers, his la…
France to reduce military presence in West and Central Africa
RFI via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoFrance is planning to reduce its military presence in West and Central Africa to around 600 troops...
Countering Russia’s African Strategy
The National Interest· 18 hours agoDespite the recent surge of Russian activity in the Sahel—the arrival of Russian troops in Niger in April, the presence of Africa Corps mercenaries in...
Intelligence: Airbase 201 In Africa
Strategy Page· 1 hour agoJune 29, 2019: After five years of negotiations, followed by years of construction delays, the new American airbase in Niger has been completed. Called Airbase 201, it cost $110 million and ...
First Ukraine pilots trained to fly Western jets in France
MSN News· 24 hours agoAt a secret location in southwestern France, a young Ukrainian pilot kept a tight grip on the...
Al Qaeda Affiliate Claims Responsibility for Burkina Attack This Month, SITE Intelligence Group Says
US News & World Report· 2 days agoDAKAR (Reuters) -Al Qaeda affiliate Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) group has claimed responsibility for what it said was attack on June 11 that killed over 100 Burkina Faso soldiers ...
F.B.I. Director Makes Rare Visit to Africa as Terrorism Threat Grows
New York Times· 4 days agoWray, who is meeting with officials in Nigeria and Kenya. Christopher A. Wray, the director of the...
