Tag: Military
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🇳🇪 Niger’s August Coup Attempt Exposes Pressure Inside the Sahel Security System
Niger’s government said it regained control of a key airbase after mutinous soldiers attacked positions in Niamey, highlighting internal military pressure alongside the country’s wider fight against jihadist groups. Reuters reported that Nigerien forces, backed by Russian paramilitary personnel, retook the airbase after the August 29 mutiny. The i…
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso imposes military training on journalists
More than 40 journalists in Burkina Faso have taken part in a military-style “patriotism” training course imposed by the authoritarian ruling junta. Burkina Faso, like several of its neighbours, has for more than a decade been hit by deadly violence by jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. Under captain Ibrahim Traore who…
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Funeral held for Libya’s military intelligence chief killed in car bombing
Senior Libyan National Army officials gathered in Benghazi on Tuesday for the funeral of military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri, killed in a car bombing a day earlier as he left a mosque. His assassination has raised fresh security concerns in Libya’s divided east. The funeral brought together senior LNA officials and armed personnel, including Khaled…
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🇺🇬Uganda’s Military Chief Sparks Fresh Controversy with Social Media Posts About Beyoncé and Jay-Z
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s deleted posts reignite debate over his controversial online conduct and its diplomatic implications.
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🇺🇬 Ugandan Priest detained by Military amid rising election tensions
Uganda’s military has confirmed it is holding Father Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest who went missing nearly two weeks ago. The army says he is suspected of involvement in “violent subversive activities” and will face charges in court. The Catholic Diocese of Masaka had earlier reported that Father Ssekabira was “kidnapped by men in Uganda…
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🇲🇱🇷🇺 Russian military leaders hold talks with Mali’s leadership
A Russian delegation led by Deputy Minister of Defence, Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and Lieutenant General Andrey Averyanov held talks with the President of the Republic of Mali during a working visit to Bamako. The head of the transitional government, Assimi Goïta, received the guests at the Koulouba Palace on Tuesday, African Initiative correspondent reports.…