The G5 anti-jihadist force operates in Africa’s Sahel area By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES West African nations Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the G5 Sahel anti-jihadi force effective November 9, the two countries announced in a joint press statement this weekend. The
Credit / UN.ORG / MINUSMA/Marco Dormino / UN Blue Helmets/ Officers patrol the streets of Gao, Mali as part of the UN MINUSMA peacekeeping mission. Mali is considered the world’s most dangerous UN missions, with nearly 130 blue helmets killed in the past six years. By
Chad President Idriss Deby Itno (twitter.com/midrissdebyitno) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Chad plans to deploy 1,200 troops to battle armed extremists in the troubled African Sahel region. Chad President Idriss Deby Itno made the announcement this week during the G5 Sahel Group Summit
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: 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: U.S. Department of State / David M. Hale, United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES “I made clear to our partners that America is not abandoning the (African SAHEL) region,” David M. Hale,
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
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/Eskinder Debebe / May 24, 2019. Wreath-laying Ceremony to Honour Fallen Peacekeepers. Secretary-General António Guterres (centre right) places a wreath in honour of fallen peacekeepers, in observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at world headquarters in New York City. By