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…
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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.