Marte, the headquarters of the eponymous Local Government Area (LGA) on the western floodplains of the Lake Chad in Borno State, ...

Islamic State fighters attacked a military post in Eknewan, Niger, marking one of the bloodiest assaults on Nigerian forces ...

A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on “ships of the desert” may conjure images of the past — but Mauritania’s camelback cavalry ...

The Russian Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic has endorsed the idea to declare 2026 the Year of the Arctic in the country, a ministry official confirmed to Vedomosti. The ...

Russia is quietly expanding its military influence in North Africa, with Algeria becoming a key part of its strategy.

Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM has claimed responsibility for an attack targeting a military post in Burkina Faso's northern Loroum province in which the group said 60 soldiers were killed, the SITE ...

Russia has largely stepped in as a partner to military juntas there. Germany's army, the Bundeswehr, has officially withdrawn its last soldiers from Niger, ending an eight-year mission.

US Air Force Major General Kenneth Ekman shared that the morale among American troops is 'mixed ... of the base, and Russian instructors are already on-site to train Niger's military.

Ekman said he has been told that there are fewer than 100 Russian troops at the base near in Niamey and that once they are done training Niger troops, they will also leave the country.

Ekman said he has been told that there are fewer than 100 Russian troops at the base near in Niamey and that once they are done training Niger troops, they will also leave the country.

Niger Armed Forces members and U.S. troops conduct training in Niger ... and the West and turning instead to mercenaries linked to Russia for security assistance. Speaking to reporters as he ...

Despite the recent surge of Russian activity in the Sahel—the arrival of Russian troops in Niger in April, the presence of Africa Corps mercenaries in Burkina Faso (largely absorbing Wagner ...