Chad Commits 750 Troops to UN-Backed Anti-Gang Mission in Haiti
Chad has announced plans to deploy 750 security personnel to Haiti as part of a United Nations-backed mission aimed at combating escalating gang violence in […]
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Madagascar’s Military Council Seizes Power, Suspends Constitution Amid Political Turmoil
Madagascar’s military announced on Tuesday, October 14, that it has taken control of State power through a newly formed military Council comprising members of the […]
At Least Seven Killed in Rare Anti-Government Protests in Togo
At least seven people have reportedly died and several others injured during anti-government protests in Togo’s capital, Lomé, according to civic and human rights groups. […]
Chad: Several senior security officials ousted by decree
Mahamat Idriss Deby has made sweeping changes at the top of Chad’s Defense and Security Corps. On the evening of October 16, the government announced […]
Mali: Large-scale Jnim jihadist symbolic attacks in Bamako
On the morning of September 17, 2024, Mali’s capital, Bamako, was hit by attacks targeting a gendarmerie school in the Faladié district and a military […]
Mali: Bamako says the 50 Ivorian soldiers held at airport are “mercenaries’’
Some 50 Ivorian soldiers who arrived at Bamako airport on Sunday on a special flight were still being “held for verification” on Monday, a Malian […]
Audio attributed to former Guinean president Conde leads to two arrests
In Guinea, a doctor for Alpha Conde and his last head of diplomacy were arrested after the broadcasting of a clandestine recording attributed to the […]
Madagascar: Traffickers arrested with 49 kilos of gold bars in their possession
Three men, including two Malagasy, were arrested at customs at Moroni international airport in the Comoros on 28 December, with 49 kilos of gold bars […]
Malagasy minister swims for hours after helicopter crash
Madagascar’s Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, General Serge Gellé, swam nearly 12 hours to reach the shore after the helicopter carrying him crashed into […]
Mali: Forsat commander Oumar Samaké locked up again
This time, Mr. Samaké was placed under arrest at Camp 1 of the gendarmerie. Charged on Friday with murder, aggravated assault and battery, and fatal […]