West Africa Coups Show Limits of Diplomacy

Earlier this month, West African countries slapped tough economic sanctions on Mali to punish coup leaders seeking to extend their hold on power, and to halt a run of military…

By PTI and Chanakya Forum

Factbox-Recent coups in West and Central Africa

By Aaron Ross DAKAR (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military appeared to seize power on Monday by arresting President Roch Kabore after mutinying in demand for greater resources in the fight…

Mali says Chad to send 1,000 additional troops as France backs off

BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali's foreign affairs ministry said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional soldiers to Mali to reinforce its troops battling insurgents there, as France scales back its military…

East Libyan forces say two helicopters crash in military operation

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - East Libyan forces said they lost two helicopters in a crash during a military operation on Sunday, after days of fighting with a formerly allied rebel group…