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Niger military to prosecute Mohamed Bazoum for ‘high treason’
Charges against deposed president come hours after a Nigerian delegation said Niger’s coup leaders were open to diplomacy…
Military intervention in Niger laden with risks – Experts
The West African bloc ECOWAS is mulling military intervention to restore Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, after he…
Niger’s junta has gained upper hand over West African bloc threatening military action, analysts say
One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or…
Somalia Seizes Military Shipments Bound for Al Shabaab
Somalia’s National Intelligence Agency (NISA) on Thursday said that it had seized two illicit shipments of military hardware…
Report: US military driving and exacerbating violence in Somalia
Despite the Biden administration’s talk of bringing America’s endless wars to a close, the U.S. remains at war…
Burkina Faso Leader Says Country Wants ‘more Weapons’ From North Korea
Ibrahim Traoré says military still using DPRK arms imported in 1985, pushing to revive security ties after recent…
France hits out at ‘Black Panther’ over depiction of its army
PARIS: Paris’ defence minister today condemned the latest instalment of Marvel’s Black Panther franchise, which depicts French troops…
Somalia launches military offensive against al-Shabab extremist group
Enough was enough. For 13 years, extremists with al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate had controlled Mohamud Adow’s village in…