Objectively speaking, Niger seems interested in broadening its number of non-Western security partners, which is being done in this case by allowing its Turkish partner’s Syrian-sourced mercenaries to protect their country’s resource investments there. No
Thousands of military personnel and mercenaries from Russia were transferred to the African country Since the beginning of the year, Russia has been building up its military presence in Libya. Career military personnel of the
Huit jihadistes présumés ont été tués par l’armée béninoise dans le nord du pays mardi, a appris jeudi l’AFP de sources militaires, alors que le pays fait face comme ses voisins à une menace croissante
L’armée ivoirienne n’a pas expliqué les raisons de ce mouvement de troupes, considéré comme une « nouvelle provocation » par les autorités de Ouagadougou. La frontière entre la Côte d’Ivoire et le Burkina Faso est
Hundreds of pro-Turkey Syrian mercenaries are flocking to Niger to join the ranks of the military regime in Niamey. AFP cited several unnamed fighters, lured by cash, who traveled with a Turkish private company to
In late April, the US envoy to the UN urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and others to stop interfering in Sudan’s war, warning that a “crisis of epic proportions is brewing.” That comes as
Anti-migration policies in Libya, Tunisia, and Niger have had dire consequences, as highlighted by the more than 25,000 migrant deaths in the Mediterranean since 2014, a stagerringly high figure that does not fully capture the
The Nigerian army said its troops killed the suspected IPOB member and kidnapper during separate operations in communities in Imo State. Troops of Operation Udo Ka of the Nigerian Army, Friday, killed a suspected kidnapper
A mob is seen in a viral video chasing and assaulting the two soldiers. About 15 persons have been captured in a viral video physically assaulting two soldiers in Abuja. The video, which went viral
Last year marked the highest level of conflict-related internal displacement ever recorded in the world, with 68.3 million people–with Sudan contributing the highest percentage to this record, according to a new report from the Internal