Africa • Page 74 of 293 • The Defense Post

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28 March

Niger Says US to Submit Plan to ‘Disengage’ Troops

Niger said the US will shortly submit a proposal to "disengage" its soldiers from the country, after the regime said it was withdrawing from a 2012 cooperation deal with Washington.

28 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Army Killed 13 Civilians in Drone Strikes: Amnesty

Mali's army has killed at least 13 civilians, including seven children aged between two and 17, in drone strikes in the north of the country, Amnesty said.

27 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Kenya Blast Blamed on Al-Shabaab Kills Four

Four people have been killed in a suspected attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists in a Kenyan town near the border with Somalia, police said.

22 March

Joe Saballa

US Greenlights $260M Javelin Missile Sale to Morocco

The US State Department has approved Morocco’s request to buy FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles from RTX and Lockheed Martin.

15 March

Djibouti Air Force's Grand Caravan EX utility aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Textron to Supply Special Missions Aircraft to Djibouti

The US Army has awarded Textron Aviation a contract to deliver two special missions Cessna Grand Caravan EX utility aircraft to the Djibouti Air Force.

15 March

A security officer gestures as he and colleagues patrol at the the site of explosions in Mogadishu

Staff Writer With AFP

Al-Shabaab Attacks Hotel in Somali Capital

Islamist militants from Al-Shabaab attacked a popular hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, security sources and witnesses said.

13 March

Joe Saballa

Bell Textron Wins $455M AH-1Z Viper Helicopter Contract for Nigeria

Bell Textron has been awarded a $455-million contract to deliver 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Nigeria.

8 March

French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel

Staff Writer With AFP

French Troops to Stay in Chad: Macron Envoy

France will keep troops in junta-run Chad as it retreats elsewhere in Africa following crises with other military regimes, an envoy for French President Macron said.

8 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen Kidnap More Than 280 From Nigerian School: Teacher

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 280 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria, a teacher and a local resident said, in one of the country's largest mass abductions.

7 March