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Esper: Europe should ‘offset’ changes in US support for France’s West Africa mission

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Europe could 'offset any changes' in future support for France's counter-terror mission in Africa's Sahel region

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US gives Niger Air Force hangar for C-130 transport aircraft at Agadez base

The US handed over to the Niger Air Force a hangar that will house two C-130 transport aircraft in Agadez

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Sahel: France to further strengthen Barkhane, Takuba ‘fully operational by autumn’

France will further bolster its Operation Barkhane force in the Sahel, and the new Task Force Takuba will deploy in the summer, Lecointre says

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Barkhane: 15 ‘terrorists’ killed in joint Liptako-Gourma operations

More than 1,000 troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the G5 Sahel Joint Force, and Barkhane took part in actions in the Liptako-Gourma region

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Sahel Coalition: G5 and France agree new joint command, will prioritize fight against Islamic State

France and the G5 Sahel will form a military coalition under joint command and focus counter-insurgency efforts against ISIS

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Niger military leadership replaced after attack that killed 89 soldiers

Niger replaced two top military brass four days after an assault on an army base left 89 dead, the biggest single loss in the country's modern history

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At least 25 Niger soldiers, 63 ‘terrorists’ killed in attack on army base in Tillaberi region

Insurgents attacked a Niger military base in the Tillaberi region leading to clashes that killed at least 25 soldiers and 63 "terrorists"

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‘At least 60’ killed in attack on Niger military camp in Inates

At least 60 people were killed in a militant attack on a military camp in Inates in the Tillaberi region of western Niger near the Mali border

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Niger: German C-160 tests new runway at Niamey air base

A Transall C-160 ESS cargo aircraft took off and landed to test a new runway in Niger's capital Niamey, the Bundeswehr said

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At least 24 Mali soldiers, 17 ‘terrorists’ killed in Tabankort during joint operation with Niger

At least 24 soldiers were killed and 29 others injured in Tabankort in eastern Mali during a bilateral Mali-Niger military operation

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