ADF STAFF With thousands of adherents spread across the Sahel and Somalia, al-Qaida and the Islamic State group (IS) have…
Browsing: Niger
ADF STAFF Some have called it West Africa’s “Brexit.” Others referred to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger as “the three…
ADF STAFF Russia’s extensive courtship of Burkina Faso in recent months has included 25,000 metric tons of free wheat, an…
ADF STAFF Three military-led countries — Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — dealt a blow to the Economic Community of…
ADF STAFF The Wagner Group may have a new name for its operations in Africa, but it’s the same Russian…
ADF STAFF Deep in Benin’s Pendjari National Park, a former luxury resort has become a military base. There, Soldiers are…
ADF STAFF The rise of ethnic militias in recent years threatens conflict-ridden western Niger, near the tri-border area with Burkina…
ADF STAFF In September, terrorists fired three rockets at a ferry on the Niger River, killing 49 people. Witnesses said…
ADF STAFF Just 2,700 kilometers separate northeastern Brazil from the western coast of Africa. Traffickers use this proximity to move…
ADF STAFF Two Malian Army aircraft came under gunfire from rebels in mid-August when they landed at a United Nations…