Tag Archives: Troops

    The general overseer of the Grace Fire Worship Center in Afrancho-Hemang in the Ashanti region, Prophet Roland Kofi Oppong, a renowned prophet man of God has prophesied that following the 150th anniversary of the Sagrenti War, and the return of Asante royal regalia and artifacts that were looted …

Six West African nations are in line to contribute troops to form the military force that is expected to enter Niger to reverse the July 26, 2023 coup that removed Mohamed Bazoum from office. According to a regional security tracking and reporting site, Zagazola, the Economic Community of West African …

Abdel-Fatau Musah, the Commissioner of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the ECOWAS, has diputed claims that the bloc needs 50,000 troops in Niger if they are to deploy men to oust the military junta. He said Niger’s military stands at 13,000 and it won’t take 50,000 men to face …

The United States is preparing to send a large number of additional troops to its military base in Djibouti in case of an eventual emergency evacuation from Sudan of American citizens. Forces commanded by two previously allied leaders of Sudan’s ruling council began a violent power struggle last weekend that …

Forty-six Ivorian soldiers accused by Mali of being mercenaries have returned home after six months in captivity. The troops arrived at Ivory Coast’s Abidjan airport late on Saturday, a day after receiving a pardon from Mali’s military ruler. Their arrest in the Malian capital of Bamako in July of last …

The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, has announced more sanctions on Guinea’s military government after it failed to establish a new schedule for a transition to democracy. In an extraordinary summit held on Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, leaders …

More now from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is holding a news conference in Kyiv. He tells reporters around 1,300 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the first 17 days of the Russian invasion. It’s a figure the BBC cannot independently verify. Western sources estimated on Friday that around 6,000 …

They had barely a week to prepare – getting medical screenings, making sure bills would be paid, arranging for relatives to care for children and pets – before marching with rucksacks and rifles onto a plane bound for Germany. “It’s been very hectic and stressful, but overall it’s worked out,” …

  Up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a Russian artillery strike on the north-eastern city of Okhtyrka on Sunday, according to a local official. Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, the head of the Sumy region’s state administration, says the strike destroyed a Ukrainian military unit, and rescuers and volunteers have …

The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) says it will deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau to help stabilise the country after an attempted coup this week. This was contained in a communique after Thursday’s [3 February 2022] summit held in Accra, Ghana. The soldiers are expected to help prevent any …