West Africa’s junta-led nations – Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali – are set to deploy ... the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) force, equipped with air assets, intelligence resources, and ...

Niger and its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso have battled for over ... Mody also said the force will have its own personnel, as well as air, land, and intelligence resources, and a coordination ...

Now there is no public support for sending any more troops to Africa even if they are requested by beleaguered African governments. Those African political crises have been a regular feature of ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region, Niger's defense minister ...

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled central Sahel region, Niger's defence chief said on state television.

The junta-led governments of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have established ... Also, Mody said the unified force will have its own personnel as well as air, land and intelligence resources and ...

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...

Chad has been a key counterterrorism force in the region and was one ... French forces have been ousted in recent years from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso following years of fighting Islamic ...

Deby said the forces remained, claiming France wanted to support Chad's air force against rebels. It stationed troops in N'djamena claiming it was helping Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to fight ...

Cyclically, the military and the government have begun inquiry and damage control on the recent killing of at least 11 civilians by the Nigerian Air Force ... Burkina Faso, Israel, Mali, Pakistan ...