Sierra Leone Declares Nationwide Curfew After Gunmen Attack Main Military Barracks in the Capital The country's Ministry of Information and Education said the government and security forces are “in control” of the situation...
A Newly Formed Alliance Between Coup-Hit Countries in Africa’s Sahel Is Seen as Tool for Legitimacy Niger’s junta leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani held separate meetings with his Mali and Burkina Faso counterparts.
An Alternative Way of Dealing with Human Shields Those of us who fought in Somalia in 1993 were the first Americans to experience firsthand the barbaric tactic of using...
Groups Linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State Take Root on the Coast of West Africa Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State have been spreading from the vast, arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert...
UN Will Repatriate 9 South African Peacekeepers in Congo Accused of Sexual Assault More than 12,000 U.N. peacekeepers are deployed in eastern Congo, where more than 100 armed groups are active.
French Troops Are Starting to Withdraw from Niger and Junta Leaders Give UN Head 72 Hours to Leave The French military says it's begun withdrawing from Niger following the July coup when mutinous soldiers toppled the country...
The US Declares the Ousting of Niger's President a Coup and Suspends Military Aid and Training Senior administration officials told reporters that the U.S. was taking action after exhausting all avenues to preserve...
Blinken Calls Deposed Niger Leader Ahead of Expected US Declaration That His Overthrow Was a Coup Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum ahead of an expected decision by the Biden...
France's Withdrawal from Niger Could Jeopardize Counterterrorism Operations in the Sahel The French troops withdrawing from Niger were seen as a key line of defense for about a decade in Western efforts against...
President Macron Says France Will End Its Military Presence in Niger, Pull Its Ambassador After Coup Niger's junta said in response that the announcement signals a “new step towards the sovereignty" of the country.
DoDEA America's Chief of Staff Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting Operation in Georgia Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, was arrested Nov. 15 in a sting that netted 25 additional suspects on charges...
Pentagon's AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons The Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of relatively inexpensive, expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by...
VA Plans Outreach to Screen 3 Million More Veterans for Toxic Exposures The PACT Act requires the VA to attempt to screen all veterans enrolled in VA health care; to date, 4.8 million veterans have...
Texas Tried to Block an Air Force Spouse's Occupational License. She Sued and Won, Setting a Legal Precedent. A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Texas Education Agency violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Navy Modifies 'Up or Out' Policy by Giving Sailors Who Don't Advance an Option to Fill Critical Jobs The blunting of the sometimes controversial high-year tenure rules is yet another policy change the Navy has taken that aims...