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Dec- 2023 -

14 December

Malian soldiers attending a training session

Dozens Killed in Jihadist Attack in Central Mali: Local Sources

An attack in central Mali this week, blamed on jihadists, left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead, local sources said.

11 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Mission in Mali Officially Ends After 10 Years

The UN mission in Mali has officially ended a 10-year deployment in the country, its spokesperson said, in a pullout ordered by Mali's military leaders.

6 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Nov- 2023 -

30 November

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Benin Launches Medals for Troops as Jihadists Step Up Attacks

The Beninese government has introduced two new military medals to reward soldiers as the army grapples with a mounting jihadist threat.

28 November

Africa

A military personnel stands outside the headquarters of the country's defence forces in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.

Staff Writer With AFP

Major Jihadist Attack in Northern Burkina Faso Town: Security Sources

Jihadists carried out a major attack against an army detachment in the northern Burkina Faso town of Djibo, security sources said.

Oct- 2023 -

13 October

Africa

A herder and a flock of cattle in Nigeria.

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria Air Strikes Kill Around ‘100 Bandit Fighters’

Nigerian military jets have carried out air strikes on a gathering of bandit militias, killing around 100 gunmen in the country's northwest.

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 -

16 September

Africa