Niger is essential to stem the migratory flows towards Europe and for this reason every political, diplomatic but also military effort, through assistance and training, is crucial in order not to lose the last outpost, of Western circulation, in the middle of the Sahel by Massimiliano D'Elia Russia, despite the military campaign in Ukraine, does not [...]
read moreThe 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 moreThe coup plotting military junta, after having made President Mohamed Bazoum resign, does not want to listen to the appeals of the international community for a restoration of democracy and continues its rise to power. Yesterday's news that the military arrested 180 members of the governing party including two key executive figures. How much […]
read more(by Francesco Matera) International analysts argue that Putin's strategy, on a global level, is to acquire extended spheres of influence in various parts of the world, through the establishment of "puppet" governments prone to the will of the Kremlin. After applying this new doctrine to several African countries, it is now the turn of Ukraine, where the modern czar of [...]
read moreThe Malian government last Friday flatly denied the baseless accusations of an alleged deployment of paramilitary elements of a private Russian company, Wagner. The government of Mali asking for evidence on the heavy accusations wanted to specify that some "Russian instructors" were in Mali as part of the strengthening of the operational capacity of the forces [...]
read moreOn 17 December, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 63rd anniversary of the birth of the Federal Republic of Niger, President Mohamed Bazoum gave a long speech to the nation, highlighting the economic efforts to fight the pandemic and the scourge of terrorism. For the first time, Italy was counted among the contributing countries [...]
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 more“The political and military lessons identified for Afghanistan will serve for the new scenarios of operations in Africa. It is necessary to resort to history and its teachings, such as those inherited from the Roman Empire, which obtained security from threats from the south by strengthening the countries of North Africa “. Thus, on Formiche.net, General Pasquale PREZIOSA, former head of state [...]
read moreTwo days ago at the Farnesina a meeting was held between Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. There are many topics covered by Libya to the Covid emergency in Europe up to the Iranian nuclear agreement. The two foreign ministers of France and Italy met for 3 hours, a meeting that was [...]
read moreA minute of silence in the French Parliament to remember the 13 French soldiers who died in the clash between two helicopters in Mali, the news was reported by Euronews. The military was engaged in an anti-jihadist operation, as announced by the Elysée, specifying that the two aircraft were flying at low altitude. Now, however, an investigation will clarify [...]
read moreDuring his visit to Chad on 22 and 23 December last, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, confirmed France's commitment to the Sahel with operation Barkhane and support for the G5 Sahel, the joint military device between Burkina Faso , Mali, Niger, Chad and Mauritania. According to reports from the Nova agency to N'Djamena [...]
read moreThe Islamic State of the Sahel ", the sub-Saharan African region, announced that it" will join forces "to fight against the troops of the countries that form the union called G5-Sahel (Mali, Niger - where the sending of an Italian contingent of up to 470 soldiers - Mauritania, Chad and Burkina Faso) and western ones (France, Germany and [...]
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