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Niger strengthens positions on border with Benin
A large crowd hails soldiers as a convoy passes through Gaya on September 13, Niger's closest city to Benin, on...
Read moreDetailsMali Tuareg rebels claim capture of more military bases
Fresh fighting broke out between Mali's army and northern Tuareg rebels on Sunday, with the rebels claiming to have taken...
Read moreDetailsMali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday...
Read moreDetailsMalians divided on response to surge in deadly violence
After recent deadly attacks in northern Mali, some people in Bamako say the government should consider restarting or increasing dialogue...
Read moreDetailsOutrage in Chad after soldier killed by French nurse
Angry protesters in Chad tried to storm a French military base over the fatal shooting of a local soldier. He...
Read moreDetailsMozambique: Army kills two senior rebel leaders in Cabo Delgado
Mozambique's army has killed two senior rebel leaders in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which is in the grip...
Read moreDetailsCentral Africa militia leader tells ICC he had no role in 2013-14 violence
A former militia leader from the Central African Republic on Tuesday told judges at the International Criminal Court that he...
Read moreDetailsKenya deploys reconnaissance mission to Haiti
A delegation of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Sunday. Nearly a dozen senior police officers left the Toussaint...
Read moreDetailsMalian army recovers a UN base coveted by the former Tuareg rebellion
The United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) announced on Sunday that it had "anticipated" , for security reasons, its withdrawal...
Read moreDetailsFrance suspends military cooperation with Niger until further notice
A spokesman for the French military on Wednesday said that any cooperation with Niger in the fields of development and...
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