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Dec- 2023 -

6 December

Chad, Mauritania Pave Way to Dissolve G5 Anti-Jihadist Alliance

The two remaining members of West Africa's G5 Sahel alliance said they were paving the way to dissolving the anti-jihadist grouping, after the other three founding countries left.

3 December

Africa

Burkina Faso's new leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore arrives for a ceremony

Staff Writer With AFP

Burkina, Niger to Quit G5 Anti-Jihadist Force

The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger said they would quit the G5 anti-jihadist force in Africa's Sahel region.

Oct- 2023 -

19 October

Africa

A military truck of the Nigerien security forces, part of an escort to a French Army military convoy crosses the Lazaret district in Niamey

Staff Writer With AFP

First French Convoy Withdrawing From Niger Arrives in Chad: Military

The first French road convoy containing troops withdrawing from Niger following the overthrow of its president has arrived in Chad.

19 October

Africa

The French Navy amphibious assault ship FS Mistral

Staff Writer With AFP

French Navy Carrier Patrols Gulf of Guinea

France deployed a warship to the Gulf of Guinea to help curb piracy and drug trafficking, but the timing amid tensions over a coup in Niger has sparked speculation.

7 October

Africa

French soldiers of the 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes prepare for a mission on the French BAP air base, in Niamey

Staff Writer With AFP

French Army to Begin Niger Pullout ‘This Week’

France said it would start withdrawing its troops from Niger this week after a falling-out with the post-coup regime.

5 October

Africa

French Panhard VBL during Operation Aconit

Staff Writer With AFP

French Army Says to Begin Niger Withdrawal ‘This Week’

French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week," Paris said, after a falling-out with the military junta in power since a July coup.

3 October

Africa

Niger Armed Forces at Nigerien Air Base 201

Staff Writer With AFP

29 Niger Soldiers Killed by Suspected Jihadists: Defense Ministry

Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defense ministry said, declaring a three-day national mourning period.

Sep- 2023 -

29 September

Africa

A police officer stops a car at a check point ahead of the February 25 presidential election at Awka in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

7 Nigerien Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack, 5 More in Ensuing Accident

Seven soldiers were killed in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying to respond to the assault.

20 September

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Burkina Approves Law for Sending Troops to Post-Coup Niger

Burkina Faso's transitional legislature approved a law authorizing the dispatch of troops to neighboring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.

16 September

Africa