06.05.2025 The Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner has officially announced the completion of its mission in Mali. The company operated in the country for 3.5 years. During this time, the fighters destroyed “thousands of militants and their commanders”, helping the Malian armed forces regain control over all regional centers of the country. BIG: Russia's Wagner…
Tag: Terrorism
Mali: Ukraine-Russia conflict export
Brussels 22.08.2024 The governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, in a joint letter to the President of the UN Security Council, condemned the open support of the Ukrainian authorities for international terrorism in the Sahel region, demanding that the international community take measures to prevent these actions. In an official statement, the Foreign ministers…
SA threatens for joining IDF
Brussels 24.03.2024 South Africa threatens to arrest its citizens who engage in service for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), while raising legal, moral and strategic questions for a military that relies heavily on foreign-born troops to fill its ranks. Although no other nation has an intention to follow South Africa’s lead and prosecute their citizens,…
Burkina Faso: EU strongly condemns terrorist attack
Brussels 28.02.2024 “The European Union expresses its solidarity with Burkina Faso following the recent terrorist attacks in the North and East of the country, which caused numerous victims this Sunday, February 25, 2024, in particular during attacks in a mosque and in a church” reads the statement by the spokesperson on terrorist attacks in the…
Burkina Faso: EU expresses solidarity
Brussels 15.04.2023 “In an increasingly difficult security and humanitarian context in Burkina Faso with an upsurge in terrorist attacks, the European Union once again expresses its solidarity with the people of Burkina Faso and its commitment to combating terrorism” reads the press release of the press person of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Le…
EU-Niger military partnership
Brussels 12.12.2022 The Council today adopted a decision establishing a Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) military partnership mission to support Niger in its fight against terrorist armed groups. It will enhance the ability of Niger Armed Forces to contain the threat, protect the population in the country and ensure a safe and secure environment…
Mozambique: fighting terrorism
Brussels 12.09.2022 “Last week I was in Mozambique, a country where EU support plays a significant including through one of the largest recipients of EU support and host to one of our EU military training missions” writes the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell. Our training mission @EUTMMozambique is a key element in our integrated approach…
Niger: EU condemns violence
Brussels 06.11.2021 Eleven soldiers killed on Thursday,November 4, and nine went missing after gunmen opened fire in southwest Niger. (Image: illustration) 11 soldiers dead, 9 missing after gunmen attack in Niger https://t.co/6QCL5EU1yG pic.twitter.com/Hd3XAe0dA8 — The Hill (@thehill) November 6, 2021 The soldiers were defending the rural village of Dagne, the country’s defense ministry said Friday,November…
Mali suffocated by ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) continues the imperative demands to the military commanders supported by Malians who assended power by coup d’état, to ensure a “rapid” return of civilian rule. The Republic of Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou on September 7 at the opening of ‘a summit of the ECOWAS in Niamey once…
France reinforces protection in Sahel
France will step up security measures to protect the countriy’s nationals in Africa’s Sahel region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, August 11, two days after six French aid workers and there two local guides were shot dead in Niger, while touring in natural park Kouré. Nous mettons tout en œuvre pour soutenir les familles…
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