Mali army says 25 civilians killed in convoy ambush
Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city ...
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The People of Benin Intensify Anti-French Protests in the Wake of a Terror Attack
"What is evident is that Benin is now at war--a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces," argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin's Council of Patriotic Youth, which has organized ...
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Chad officials say French troops have finally left after 70 years’ presence
It stationed troops in N'djamena claiming it was helping Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to fight militant groups and terrorists ...
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A French Journalist Recounts 711 Days of Captivity as a Hostage of Islamic Extremists in Mali
DAKAR, Senegal — For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, secured a rare interview ...
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France hands over last military base in Chad
French forces have been ousted in recent years from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso following ... In a statement on Thursday, Chad’s army announced the French military’s handover to local ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa’s Sahel region, while on his way ...