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Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says. A lot is at stake
WPRI Providence· 2 days agoABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have...
Explosions and fire at military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital causes fatalities
CBS 47 Fresno· 2 days agoN’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Explosions and fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital caused fatalities and set off frantic efforts to put out the fire and treat the wounded, authoritie…
Mali: June 2024 Update
Strategy Page· 5 days agoJune 16, 2024: The landlocked Mali continues to stumble forward without an elected or effective government. Mali is in northwest Africa just south of the Sahara desert. Its ...
Mali: Unfair Comparisons
Strategy Page· 6 days agoDecember 17, 2018: The UN and France do not agree on how the local G5 counterterrorism Force should be paid for and used. While the 15,300 UN peacekeepers (mainly from Senegal, Burkina Faso, ...
Intelligence: Airbase 201 In Africa
Strategy Page· 3 days 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 ...
Potential Hot Spots: Another Ethiopian Civil War
Strategy Page· 16 hours agoDecember 8, 2021: The current civil war in Ethiopia began in November 2020 when the TPLF (Tigray People's Liberation Front) attacked security forces (soldiers and police) because of disagreements ...
Chicago curfew up in the air; experts debate its effectiveness
Courthouse News Service· 2 days agoThe Chicago City Council on June 12 delayed voting on an ordinance that would establish a curfew for...
While world looks to Ukraine, Russia bolsters its footprint in Libya
Berkshire Eagle· 4 days agoMay was Russia’s bloodiest month in its 28-month war against Ukraine: 38,940 soldiers dead or seriously wounded. This mountain of casualties did not stop the Kremlin from sending 2,000 soldiers ...
