Ghana received a fleet of 100 armoured vehicles from the European Union on Saturday as part of increased aid for border security to coastal West African nations facing spill over from the Sahel region's jihadist conflicts.In a statement, the EU said the Ghana aid was part of a broader 616 million euros package to strengthen defence and security of the four coastal countries of the Gulf of Guinea.
On October 23, 1983, attacks on French and US military in Lebanon's capital Beirut left hundreds dead 40 years on, survivors are horrified at today's upsurge in violence."The silence has lasted 40 years, it's unacceptable," she said at the ceremony in Paris.
Niger junta announced that the departure of the first convoy of French military personnel based in Niger began on Tuesday under the escort of the Nige...
France has begun withdrawing its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the leaders of the July coup that ousted the pro-Paris president, the military said Tuesday.