West African defence chiefs meet to discuss Niger coup
August 2, 2023 Defence chiefs from West Africa’s regional bloc were meeting in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Wednesday for talks on how to respond to a coup last week in…
Malian troops, foreign forces executed 500 people in village in 2022 – UN
May 12, 2023 Malian soldiers and unidentified “armed white men” likely executed at least 500 people, and sexually assaulted or tortured dozens of others during a five-day operation in the…
At least 57 tonnes of cocaine seized in or en route W/Africa between 2019, 2022 – U.N
June 27, 2022 …Says drug use high in West, Central Africa, trafficking funds conflict Opioid and cannabis abuse are above global averages in West and Central Africa, while cocaine trafficking…
US Begins Counter-terrorism Training in Africa Amid Upheaval
Feb. 21, 2022 The United States’ yearly counter-terrorism training program for African forces began on Sunday in Ivory Coast at a time of upheaval in which Islamist fighters control large…
Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right – Military leaderÂ
Jan. 28, 2022 Burkina Faso’s new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said on Thursday that the West African country return to constitutional order when conditions are right. Damiba spoke…
France criticises Saudi over failed West Africa counter-terrorism commitments
Boko Haram fighters France’s armed forces minister criticized close ally Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for failing to honor commitments it made almost two years ago to provide millions of…
Facebook finds, removes 1.9million terror posts in first quarter of 2018
April 24, 2018 Facebook found and removed 1.9 million social-media posts by the Islamic State and al Qaeda terrorists during the first three months of 2018, using new anti-terror algorithms.“In…