The U.S. is attempting a new military agreement with Niger, shortly after the country’s junta deemed American presence no longer justified. Niger is a key U.S. military outpost in the Sahel, home to a key airbase and rising threats of violence by
A resistance group fighting Burma’s military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week. Reinforcements of junta
The head of Burma’s ruling military council marked Armed Forces Day on Wednesday with a speech claiming that the nation’s youth were being tricked into supporting the resistance against army rule, and that ethnic armed groups allied with the resistance engage in
The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following a weekend directive that they leave. Last week a high level-delegation of
A joint security force announced by the ruling juntas in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso aims to combat extremist violence in the Sahel region. The effectiveness of the joint force is doubted by analysts due to various challenges it faces. Details about
A joint statement released Wednesday by Burmese rebel forces outlined a political road map to the end of military rule in the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation. The statement is considered to be the clearest statement of intent by the Burmese resistance to
Citizens of the African nation of Chad voted in favor of a new constitution Sunday, which critics say could help solidify junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby’s power. Reuters reported that 64% of the voters turned out to weigh in on the referendum
Burma’s military government confirmed Monday that Beijing-brokered talks with ethnic rebel forces are taking place. The rebels, aligned with the Three Brotherhood Alliance, have claimed significant amounts of territory in the conflict-ravaged Southeast Asian nation. Burma has been run by a highly-contested
West Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of coup-related sanctions imposed by its neighbors, ruling that the junta is unconstitutional and therefore lacks the authority to make such a request. Following the July coup
Burma’s military junta has reportedly begun freeing police and soldiers who had previously been jailed for desertion or going absent without leave. The alleged move was made after a notable struggle with personnel shortages. Burma has been a military dictatorship since the