Today’s SOFREP Pic of the Day features a young Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighter posing with a SCAR rifle. Please take a close look at this photograph and let me know in the comments
Africa File, August 8, 2024: Mali-Ukraine Dispute; Turkey Prepares to Ship Out to Somalia
Key Takeaways: Ukraine. Mali and Niger cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine and other West African countries have criticized Ukraine after some Ukrainian officials claimed to support Tuareg separatist rebels in northern Mali. The moves from
Sudan army chief to lead operations from Omdurman
Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan will relocate his headquarters to Omdurman to personally lead military operations, a senior army officer said on Tuesday. Al-Burhan has been based in the eastern city of Port
Terror groups poised to fill void with US forces gone from Niger
The U.S. abandonment this week of its $110 million drone base in Niger, once seen as a key hub for counterterrorism efforts, adds to a growing list of Western withdrawals, all steadily ceding ground to
Ukraine’s Boast About Being Behind The Tuaregs’ Ambush Of Wagner In Mali Came Back To Bite It
Mali and Niger cut ties with Ukraine after its military-intelligence representative admitted that Kiev backs groups that they consider to be terrorists. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry criticized Mali’s decision to cut off ties following GUR
L’opposition guinéenne appelle à la reprise des manifestations
Les principaux partis d’opposition et organisations de la société civile en Guinée ont appelé à une opération ville morte lundi prochain à Conakry pour protester contre la junte, accusée de vouloir confisquer le pouvoir. Dans
Washington a encore “des objectifs sécuritaires communs” avec le Niger
Les Etats-Unis ont encore “des objectifs sécuritaires communs” avec le Niger, dont la junte au pouvoir a exigé et obtenu le départ des soldats américains de son sol, a affirmé à l’AFP le général Kenneth
Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over massacre of Wagner mercenaries claim
Mali has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine after Kyiv suggested a tip off from its intelligence services had allowed rebels to massacre a force of government troops and Russian mercenaries. Mali’s northern Tuareg rebels claim
Ukraine denies involvement in Mali attack, says cutting of ties ‘short-sighted’
Ukraine on Monday denied any involvement in northern Mali fighting that led to the death of Malian soldiers and Wagner fighters in July, describing Mali’s decision to sever diplomatic ties over the incident as “short-sighted
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied buries the democratic progress deeper and deeper
The detention of Sihem Bensedrine, human rights activist and former president of the Truth & Dignity Commission, is a further blow to the regime’s opponents. With act after act, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied is trampling