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Hundreds of Boko Haram militants overnight attacked a military post in southeastern Niger, killing 16 soldiers and wounding nine others, the defense ministry said on Wednesday. About 50 of the Islamist militants were…

Fifteen Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush blamed on jihadists on Thursday, August 19, in the center of the country, the Malian army announced. At least 20 others were injured and taken to a hospital in the town of Sévaré. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielThe attack took place exactly between the towns of Nokara and…

TDF children and soldiers among thousands detained in Oromia, Ethiopia NAIROBI, Kenya - A number of young children are among those held by Ethiopian authorities, it has been said, in the new wave of detentions targeting Tigrayans, on suspicion of supporting the Tigray Defense Force. . In an interview with The Associated Press on a hidden phone, one of the detainees described the harsh conditions…

A new attack took place today in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso. A convoy of civilians has been targeted and tolls are high, around one hundred dead in total. According to security sources, 47 civilians and soldiers as well as 58 terrorists were killed. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThe attack took place on the…

The six French soldiers and the helicopter, which have been held since Wednesday at the airport in Bata, Equatorial Guinea's economic capital, where they landed their planes to refuel, were allowed to leave the territory on Friday night, the French army confirmed to RFI. The six French soldiers were allowed to land urgently in…

Six French soldiers were arrested at Bata airport in Equatorial Guinea on Thursday morning while stopping to refuel their helicopter, according to the French military and local media. The six, whom the army said were…

At least six Cameroonian soldiers were killed on Saturday in a Boko Haram attack north of Cameroon, where jihadists intensified the attacks, the region's governor said on state television. Boko Haram carried out an attack on a military post in Sagme, near the border with Nigeria, in the far north of the country on Saturday…

Ethiopia marches suspected child soldiers as TDF responds NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopian federal government marches suspected child soldiers fighting on behalf of the Tigray Defense Forces but the separatist faction defended itself, accusing Addis Ababa of propaganda. According to the Ethiopian National Defense Forces , TDF fighters used child soldiers in their quest to control the conflict-prone…

Turkish-trained soldiers graduate in Somalia amid ongoing battle MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia welcomed another contingent of Gorgor's troops on Sunday after successfully completing their training at the Turkish-run military school in Somalia, as the country bolsters its troops in the fight against al-Shabaab militants. Turkey is one of Somalia's security partners and has worked hard to ensure…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble is again under pressure to issue a statement on the disappearance of young soldiers who are said to be training in Eritrea, but whose parents have questioned their parents. Over the past four months, hundreds of parents have demonstrated in Somalia, demanding to know the whereabouts of the young soldiers, who were reportedly airlifted to Eritrea in 2019-2020 for training. The government has remained silent although it admits that indeed soldiers are training…