Credit: Wikipedia Commons / A French military helicopter over the Nigerien town Madama, which serves as a forward operating base for the French, Niger and Chad armies in Operation Barkhane in Sahel region of Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, the
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / American Special Forces training along side Nigerien soldiers 2018. The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a reduction of American military assets in Africa, notably West Africa. There are approximately 800 American military personnel stationed in W. Africa, mostly at a
The military of the Republic of Mali has sustained heavy casualties in a series of deadly Jihadists attacks the past year, with more than 100 Malian soldiers killed in just the last four months alone. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS –
Source: rochkaborepf /twitter.com / France President Emmanuel Macron with Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in the southern French city Pau attending the G5-Sahel Summit Jan. 13, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The long-awaited meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and leaders
Credit: UN Photo / Evan Schneider / Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, briefs the Security Council meeting on peace consolidation in West Africa at UN world headquarters Jan. 8,
The military of the Republic of Mali has sustained heavy casualties in a series of deadly Jihadists attacks this year. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Twenty-four Malian soldiers were killed Monday by militants in eastern Mali as there
Source: www.aujourd8.net/mali / Les Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMa) sont responsables de la défense de l’intégrité territoriale et la souveraineté du Mali By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES At least 54 soldiers were in an attack Friday on an army post in northern Mali,