French brigadier-chef Andy Fila died in north-central Africa Chad on July 31, 2020. / Etat Major des Armées By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A French Operation Barkhane soldier was killed Friday in a maintenance operation in north-central Africa nation Chad after a
1st Class Parachute Hussar Tojohasina Razafintsalama, of the France 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment of Tarbes, died in action Jul. 23, 2020 in Mali. / Etat Major des Armées By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A soldier of the French force Barkhane in the west Africa
Credit: issafrica.org / The crisis-stricken Sahel currently epitomises the myriad of challenges facing the African continent By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The crisis in the Sahel region of west Africa is worsening amid violent extremism, drought, localised conflict over natural resources, transnational organised crime,
Source: https://twitter.com/IBK_PRMALI / Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2018 after being elected to a second term as leader of the west-African nation on a promise to bring peace to a country torn by extremist and ethnic violence The country remains unstable amid
The G5 Sahel Joint Force member states Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Chad on front line of counter-terror in west Africa region. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – “France is convinced that the international community can succeed
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / ISAF HQ Public Affairs / German Army soldiers in Afghanistan in front of Dingo infantry mobility vehicles, 2009. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Amid a wave extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region, Germany wants to expand its troop mandate in
Credit: Wikiwand.com / A Burkinabé soldier with an AKM during an exercise. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Jihadist insurgency in the Sahel region of Africa shows no signs of abating as four soldiers were killed in an extremist attack in Burkina Faso
Credit: foreignlegion.info / 13e DBLE legionnaires alongside Malian troops in Mali, March 2018. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A soldier from France’s Foreign Legion died Friday from wounds sustained during in an operation against jihadists in Mali, President Emmanuel Macron reported. The death
Credit: France24 screen shot / Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore with French President Macron and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou at the Pau Summit in France Jan. 13, 2020. France and the G5 Sahel (Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania) agree for a “Coalition for
Credit: Forces Armées Maliennestwitter.com / Les Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMa) sont responsables de la défense de l’intégrité territoriale et la souveraineté du Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES About 25 soldiers were killed early Monday in an apparent “terrorist” attack on a Malian