Berlin Sets Bamako Terms for Troops to Stay in Mali to 2024
German forces will stay in Mali until 2024 only if the junta allows them to operate freely and elections are held, Germany’s defense minister warned Bamako during...
Operation Barkhane
Macron Ends France’s Africa Mission, Ponders New Strategy
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that France was ending its Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in Africa after over a decade, saying a new strategy would be worked out with African...
France to Unveil Shift in West Africa Anti-Jihadist Fight
French President Emmanuel Macron will announce Wednesday a strategic shift for its military forces deployed in the Sahel region of Western Africa which are...
France Condemns ‘Manipulation’ Over Mali Withdrawal
France on Thursday condemned “increasing manipulation of information” about its military withdrawal from its former colony Mali, where the military junta this week accused it of...
Nigerien Group Calls for French Anti-Jihadist Force to Quit
A civil society movement in Niger Wednesday launched an online petition to demand the departure of France’s Barkhane anti-jihadist operation, after the...
A French A400M airdropped 40 tonnes of supplies to troops in the Sahel
A French Airbus A400M transport aircraft airdropped almost 40 tonnes of supplies to troops operating in the troubled Sahel region...
French soldiers deployed to Mali use 3D printers to make spare parts
French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel have been experimenting for several months with 3D printers to make...
Mali: More than 100 French troops parachute into Menaka
French paratroops conducted an airborne operation in the Ménaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border on Thursday, September...
