Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rebels-seize-key-town-eastern-congo-2025-01-05/ Recently, a Tutsi led rebel group named M23, backed by Rwanda, has taken a strategically placed town near one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s provincial capitals, Goma. Since 2022, the group M23 has been fighting in eastern Congo. Both the UN and Congo declare that Rwanda is giving the rebels their own troops and weapons…. Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/ivory-coast-french-troops-3118a507ce4d1232d1982ebe574ba059 After decades of military presence in Ivory Coast, France has been asked to withdraw their troops from the country. Ivory Coast was a former colony of France and has been the latest country in Africa to move towards less ties with France. With around 600 troops in Ivory Coast, France will start to pull out at… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/france-chad-military-senegal-sahel-russia-85f2cf5066033db4b0bd044a7ed80438 France has had a major sphere of influence in Africa since decolonization in the 1960s. However recently they have been experiencing some turmoil with their military presence in states they had previously considered their closest African partners. First off Chad announced on its independence day that it would be regaining its sovereignty by ending defense cooperation…. Read more »
Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpq9x94gj2no Niger’s military leader Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has accused Nigeria of working with France to undermine their security by destabilizing their military agreements. Tchiani interveiwed on Christmas day saying, “Nigerian authorities are not unaware of this underhanded move.” However Nigeria has denied all accusations made. In response to the comments Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s security advisor, stated… Read more »