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30 June

Senegalese soldiers from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, on July 24, 2019.

UN Prolongs Mali Peacekeeping Mission, Calls for February Vote

The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended its Mali peacekeeping mission until the end of June 2022, insisting on a return to civilian rule and for elections on February 27.

25 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Car Bomb Wounds 15 UN Peacekeepers in North Mali

A car bomb in northern Mali has wounded 15 UN peacekeepers, the United Nations said on Friday, in the latest attack in the war-torn Sahel state.

25 June

Africa

Niger Armed Forces at Nigerien Air Base 201

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At Least 10 Dead in Western Niger Attacks: Local Officials

At least 10 people were killed Thursday in Niger's western Tillaberi province, where civilians are increasingly falling prey to attacks blamed on jihadists, local officials said.

23 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Catholics Kidnapped in Central Mali

Armed men in central Mali have abducted five Catholics, including an abbot, Church officials said, in the latest kidnapping in the war-torn Sahel state.

18 June

Asia Pacific

US Marine Sgt. Bryan Early, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, leads his squad of Marines to the next compound while patrolling in Helmand province, Afghanistan

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UN Says Planning for Afghanistan Violence Hike When US Troops Withdraw

The United Nations is planning for a possible increase in violence in Afghanistan when US troops withdraw after two decades, the global body's refugee chief said.

17 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

France Arrests ‘High-Ranking’ ISGS Jihadist Abou Dardar in Mali

French forces in Mali have captured a man they describe as a "high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara," the French military said.

14 June

Africa

Ivorian soldiers drive on the back of a vehicle outside the International Academy for Combating Terrorism in Jacqueville in Ivory Coast on June 10, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Police Officer, Two Soldiers Killed in Ivory Coast Blast

Two soldiers and a police officer were killed when their vehicle hit an explosive device in northeast Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, the military said Sunday.

11 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Anti-Terror ‘Academy’ Set Up in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast and France inaugurated a counter-terrorism academy designed to ramp up the Sahel region's ability to counter a widespread jihadist threat.

11 June

Africa

France desert troops take to boats in Mali

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron Announces Sahel Troop Drawdown, Calls for New Force

President Emmanuel Macron announced a major drawdown of France's military presence in the Sahel where forces have been battling jihadist insurgents for nearly a decade.

8 June

Africa