The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) have declared they have reclaimed the initiative and restored stability across multiple regions targeted by offensives from armed factions operating in the country’s northern and central areas. In a formal statement, military officials confirmed that renewed clashes persisted on Sunday near Anifif, situated in theContinue Reading
In a decisive turn of events, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) have declared a full restoration of security across previously contested regions, where clashes with armed groups had intensified in recent weeks. The announcement comes after weeks of intensified fighting against the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA)Continue Reading
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) have declared a decisive shift in momentum, asserting full control over regions previously targeted by attacks from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) in the north and the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda-affiliated organization, in central and southern Mali. renewed military actionContinue Reading
The Malian armed forces have declared that they have reclaimed the initiative and restored stability across all regions targeted by attacks from the Azawad Liberation Front in the north and the Support Group for Islam and Muslims, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, operating in central and southern Mali. Fierce clashes continue inContinue Reading
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) have declared a decisive shift in the security landscape, asserting full control over regions previously contested by armed factions in the north and center-south of the country. This announcement follows intense operations against the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in the northernContinue Reading
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) have declared a decisive shift in momentum, asserting regained control over critical zones previously targeted by coordinated assaults from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) in the north and the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in central and southern Mali. renewedContinue Reading
L’armée malienne vient d’annoncer avoir repris l’initiative et le contrôle de la situation dans toutes les zones visées par les attaques menées par le Front de libération de l’Azawad dans le nord et par le groupe « Soutien de l’islam et des musulmans », lié à Al-Qaïda, dans le centreContinue Reading
Defense / Security • Strategy • Pan-African Press Mali: Africa Corps struggles as Russian military strategy falters Bamako’s deepening reliance on Russian military support to reclaim territorial control has yielded mixed results at best. Following the withdrawal of Wagner Group, its successor, the Africa Corps, now faces mounting setbacks thatContinue Reading
To catapult its fruit exports onto the global stage, the government under President Romuald Wadagni is rolling out an ambitious industrial and logistical overhaul. From a state-of-the-art vitroplant production facility in Glo-Djigbé to a next-generation fruit terminal at Cotonou’s international airport, Benin is redefining its agricultural value chain. The strategy,Continue Reading
The first light of dawn had yet to break over Aourir, a quiet coastal village just north of Agadir, when a convoy of armored vehicles and elite units silently rolled through its streets. Residents were still asleep, unaware that a high-priority counterterrorism operation was unfolding in their midst. The missionContinue Reading
Chad’s Ministry of Environment, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development has issued a sweeping directive restricting water and forestry agents from wearing military-style uniforms, insignia, ranks, berets, or any other armed forces paraphernalia. The order, signed by the ministry’s Secretary-General, Koularambaye Koundja Julien, follows repeated reports of military personnel transferred to environmentalContinue Reading
The Alliance of Sahel States at a crossroads: military failure meets ideological shift The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), launched amid great fanfare two years ago, now faces a stark reality: its bold declarations of sovereignty are crumbling under the weight of battlefield defeats. Despite the fiery rhetoric from theContinue Reading