The government of Mali has announced that forty-nine civilians and fifteen soldiers have been killed following two "terrorist" attacks claimed by an al Qaeda-affiliated group which targeted a passenger ship and an army base in the north of Evils. The two separate attacks targeted "the [...]
read moreAccording to Interfax reports, Moscow warns that it has used "another hypersonic missile against Ukrainian military targets". While 'The Kyiv independence' accuses the Russian military forces of having transferred "thousands of Ukrainian civilians" to "camps" where their cell phones and documents are "checked" and then "deported to remote cities of Russia". But on Telegram, the authorities [...]
read moreIn the Sahel, Italy looks to Niger as a strategic partner, a stable and resource-rich country that also offers excellent investment opportunities and profitable partnerships between private and public sectors, as long as it “arrives on time”. Thus the ambassador of Italy to Niamey, Emilia Gatto, presents the African country to Italian companies, in an interview with AGI. "Italy is among those [...]
read moreNiger, Burkina Faso and Nigeria in 2013 celebrated the French troops after the arrival in the Saharan city of Timbuktu following the defeat of some jihadist groups. Today, almost ten years later, France has halved its contingent to 5000 men and is thinking of leaving the territory permanently due to the [...]
read more(by Andrea Pinto) Western intelligence agencies are certain that the new global crises will come from Africa where terrorist violence is renewing with the birth of many "caliphates" while the Islamic State, al-Qaeda and other militias exploit the withdrawal of foreign troops to reorganize. After years of attrition in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, [...]
read moreBliz in Mali, at least six soldiers killed According to what was communicated by the army of the African country on its Twitter account, unidentified armed men, during a bliz operated on yesterday night, killed at least six soldiers and wounded others in a number not yet specified. The blitz took place in central Mali [...]
read moreLast night, three French soldiers from the Brkhane mission in Mali were injured following a suicide attack. The military was in an armored car when a car approached and exploded. Two of the three soldiers involved were treated on the spot while the third, which appeared more serious, was reported [...]
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