Africa • Page 24 of 237 • The Defense Post

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22 December

France desert troops take to boats in Mali

Last French Troops Bow Out of Africa’s Sahel

The last French troops withdrew from Niger, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

22 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Tensions Rise Between Sudan Army and United Arab Emirates

For months, Sudan's army kept silent amid alleged Emirati interference in the country's civil war, but its anger has finally boiled over, leading to harsh exchanges between Khartoum and Abu Dhabi.

20 December

Members of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) position themselves on the Ugandan side of the border town in Bunagana, Democratic Republic of Congo, while awaiting deployment

Staff Writer With AFP

IS-Linked ADF Militants Kill 10 in Uganda

Militants linked to Islamic State have burned at least 10 civilians to death in an attack on a southwestern town in Uganda, police said.

20 December

The ENS Al-Qadeer (FFG-909) is show in the photo, occupying most of the frame. The starboard is decorated with Egypt's flag colors.

Juster Domingo

Egypt Receives Third MEKO A-200 Frigate

German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp has delivered ENS Al-Qadeer (FFG-909) to the Egyptian Navy in a handover ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany.

19 December

Fighters ride in a vehicle in a military convoy in Gedaref, Sudan

Staff Writer With AFP

Paramilitaries Seize Town as Fighting Rages in Sudan’s Second City

Sudanese paramilitaries pressed deeper into the former safe haven of Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazira state where they also seized the town of Rufaa, witnesses said.

19 December

UN MONUSCO peacekeeper in Democratic Republic of Congo

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Prepares to Start Pulling Peacekeepers From DR Congo

The UN Security Council is expected to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.

15 December