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On March 20, al-Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate, Group for Supporters of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) released two hostages, Olivier Dubois and Jeffery Woodke (from France and the US, respectively). The former was a journalist abducted in northern Mali in 2021 and the latter was an aid worker abducted from Niger in 2016 (jeuneafrique.com, March 20). Their JNIM captors, however, released both …
Fueled by the Kremlin, anti-French sentiment in Africa has been spreading for years. Meanwhile, China is also increasing its influence on the continent as Africa's focus shifts from west to east.
A wildfire destroyed a Jackal vehicle and some equipment, incurring a loss of £537,000.
Last week France launched Orion 23, months-long military exercises involving thousands of troops, naval and land vehicles, aircraft and an aircraft carrier. The joint military exercises had been in the…
At the request of the ruling junta in Ouagadougou, French special forces have withdrawn from the West African country, marking the end of more than 20 years of military presence.