Category: Africa

“Sahraoui was neutralized by French forces. This is another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel,” President Macron wrote. 

Critics of the U.S. say that the behavior of the Green Berets represents a tacit American approval of the coup. However, that’s not the case.

“If you see the state of our roads, if you see the state of our hospitals, you realize that after 72 years, it’s time to wake up,” the coup’s leader said.

The Nigerian government faces a dilemma over accepting the surrender of Boko Haram fighters as society’s anger remains.

“The terrorists, numbering several hundred, had come from Lake Chad and were pushed back,” Niger’s defense ministry said in a statement.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the latest terrorist attacks in the Sahel, although they bear the markings of the Islamic State.

“This is another major blow to al-Shabaab’s means to wage war against the Somali people,” Somalia’s government said.

Africa will be a major theater of great-power competition and U.S. special operators will have a pivotal role to play in swinging the balance.

An investigation is underway to determine the motive behind the attack on Goita. Mali has been facing political instability for the past year.

This is the first airstrike that the United States has conducted against al-Shabaab since Joe Biden became president.

The British Ranger Regiment will be able to operate in complex, high-threat environments, taking on some tasks traditionally done by special forces.

But can the international intervention resolve the underlying factors that cause ISIS to flourish in Mozambique in the first place?