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CAR Joins Mali in Accusing France of Funding Terrorists

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on CAR Joins Mali in Accusing France of Funding Terrorists

View from Bangui, Central African Republic. “The Central African Republic has been subjected since its independence to systematic looting facilitated…

Algeria Seeks Non-Alignment by Preserving Russia Ties While Welcoming NATO Overtures

By Dianne McIntosh | 03/01/2023 | Comments Off on Algeria Seeks Non-Alignment by Preserving Russia Ties While Welcoming NATO Overtures

Algeria hosts final planning conference for joint Russian-Algerian exercise Desert Shield 2022. “Algeria clings to the principle of non-alignment.” While…

Coastal West African States Brace for Wave of Terrorism From the Sahel

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on Coastal West African States Brace for Wave of Terrorism From the Sahel

A Ghanaian soldier in 2013. We need all of us to understand that the best way of making sure that…

Mali Claims France Funded Terrorists; France Denies

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on Mali Claims France Funded Terrorists; France Denies

French soldiers talk to locals in southern Mali in 2016. These flagrant violations of Mali’s airspace have served France to…

“Chronic Instability” Atop Algerian Military’s Foreign Intelligence and Security Directorate

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on “Chronic Instability” Atop Algerian Military’s Foreign Intelligence and Security Directorate

President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune (2021). …a politico-military regime… which cuts off heads instead of…

DRC Conflicts Reveal Difficulties in Deploying Regional Forces

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on DRC Conflicts Reveal Difficulties in Deploying Regional Forces

M23 rebels in the DRC. “But however noble President Kenyatta’s deployment proposal, not everyone in the DRC agrees with the…

Benin Park Rangers Take on Counterterrorism Tasks

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Benin Park Rangers Take on Counterterrorism Tasks

“In Benin, there is a lot of communication between us [park rangers] and the Beninese armed forces, but our roles…

Regional Coalitions Supersede the AU’s African Standby Force

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/02/2022 | Comments Off on Regional Coalitions Supersede the AU’s African Standby Force

Should the African Standby Force become fully operational, soldiers such as these from Burundi would play a key role in…

Somalia: Behind Al-Shabaab’s Success in Recruiting Children

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/01/2022 | Comments Off on Somalia: Behind Al-Shabaab’s Success in Recruiting Children

Despite the efforts of Somali soldiers, such as those pictured here, and AMISOM/ATMIS, al-Shabaab remains a powerful force. “Over the…

The Philippines Gaining Upper Hand Against Abu Sayyaf

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/02/2022 | Comments Off on The Philippines Gaining Upper Hand Against Abu Sayyaf

2021-12-03 T4 Delivery 005. “The terror groups may try to disrupt the peace and order during the election period but…