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Five soldiers and 30 "terrorists" were killed in fighting in northern Burkina Faso after the suspected jihadists attacked a military base in large numbers, the army said. Troops in Bourzanga, a town in the northern region which has been…

The four soldiers of the French army operating under the banner of the UN arrested three days ago in Central African Republic and accused on social networks of having wanted to "assassinate" the head of state were released Thursday. "The…

French officers handed over the keys to a military base in the Malian city of Timbuktu, after a nearly nine-year deployment. The ceremony took place near the city's airport, with Malian army officers, officials from the local government…

The Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has announced the recruitment of 3,000 soldiers in 2022, in a bid to strengthen the country’s defence system. The measure is in response to the growing terrorist threat, which has seen several…