Lieutenant General Saïd Chengriha of Algeria visited Mauritania this week, meeting with Lieutenant General Mokhtar Bellah Chaabane to discuss regional security cooperation. This visit marks the…
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Nigeria’s top military commander has held talks with Niger’s army chief to bolster security cooperation, as the escalating violence in the Sahel region worsens in the…
In recent years, insurgency has been a tremendous increase, with the death tolls in neighbouring Mali overshadowing those of Burkina Faso, conflict statistics aggregator – the…
Two soldiers have been confirmed killed in Northern Mali as Insurgents attacked a Military post on Sunday, February 13. The Malian Military in a statement on…
Twenty years after arriving Kabul on a military mission considered one of the most expensive ever in the world, the United States withdrew its troops from…
The Sahel has reached a ‘grim milestone’ with no fewer than two million people displaced by unrelenting violence, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.…
The use roadside bombs — or improvised explosive devices (IED) — is a common tactic used by the militants in the arid Sahel region.
Concerning the extension, the European Council said a budget of more than €89 million (US$108 million) has been allocated to the mission for the period from Jan. 15, 2021 to Jan. 31, 2023.
In a statement, the bank said the funds would benefit countries in the Sahel region, Lake Chad and Horn of Africa.
Since 2013 when Operation Barkhane was launched, 49 French soldiers have died.