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Armed groups besieging towns in northeastern Mali driving residents, many children, to hunger - WTOP...
WTOP Washington· 2 hours agoA humanitarian crisis is worsening in northeastern Mali where armed groups linked to Islamic State have besieged major towns leaving residents including some 80,000 children vulnerable to malnutrition ...
Mali Claims Death of Terrorist Who Helped Lead Deadly Ambush in Niger
New York Times· 1 day agoThe West African country said it killed Abu Huzeifa, a commander in an Islamic State affiliate who...
What’s next as ‘heavy-handed’ US negotiates pullout from Niger?
Al Jazeera· 11 hours agoThe United States is preparing to withdraw more than 1,000 military personnel from Niger, once a...
Malian army says it killed an Islamic State group commander who attacked U.S., Niger forces
FOX21 Colorado Springs· 1 day agoBAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with the deaths of U.S. forces in Niger was killed in an operation by Malian state forces, the country’s army s…
Disunited Methodists
Rocky Mount Telegram· 3 hours agoRev. Andy Oliver, Pastor of Allendale UMC in St. Petersburg, Florida, left, David Meredith, center, and Jan Lawrence react after an approval vote at the...
US says it will return to Chad for talks to keep troops in the country
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 hour agoThe U.S. said last month it was withdrawing most of its contingent of about 100 troops from Chad...
US withdraws troops from base in Chad following government demand
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe US military has withdrawn troops from a French military base in Chad after the country demanded...
U.S. Losing Foothold in Northwestern Africa
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBut the junta ejected the more than 1,500 French troops in the country following last summer’s coup. The U.S. tried to avoid the same fate, dragging its...
Russia has tightened its hold over the Sahel region – and now it’s looking to Africa’s west coast
The Conversation· 3 days agoArmed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government would ...
Nigeria: Fresh Prey for Pirates
Strategy Page· 2 days agoMay 23, 2023: The Niger River Delta is where most of the Nigerian oil is found and extracted. For over half a century all that oil has brought a lot of economic activity to ...