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Africa North

Mali: JNIM released a statement claiming to have inflicted heavy losses on Russia’s Africa Corps

2025-07-04

[PUBLISH.TWITTER] That’s what used to be Wagner PMC?

Mali: JNIM released a statement claiming to have inflicted heavy losses on Russia’s Africa Corps in an ambush near the town of Ber in Timbuktu region. pic.twitter.com/RW7cXnwJdS
— Clash Report (@clashreport) July 3, 2025

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Africa North

Malian army positions targeted in coordinated attacks, military says

2025-07-01

[Reuters] Seven Malian army positions in western Mali, some near the Senegalese border, were targeted in coordinated attacks early Tuesday, according to a military statement. No death toll was provided and the attacks, the latest in a new series, have so far not been claimed by any jihadist group operating in the vast, impoverished Sahel region.

Suspected jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, the military and residents said, in a new series of attacks in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region.

For more than a decade Mali has faced attacks from groups linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State group as well as separatist movements and criminal gangs.

Jihadists have claimed two major attacks against the Malian army in just the last month.

Although Tuesday's attacks bore the hallmarks of jihadists from the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), no group has so far claimed responsibility.

Mali's army said in a statement that seven of its positions in the west had been targeted in "coordinated attacks carried out very early this morning". No death toll was given.

Residents and a local politician confirmed the attacks in at least four towns.

"We woke up in shock this morning. There's gunfire, and from my house I can see smoke billowing towards the governor's residence," one resident in the city of Kayes told AFP.

The person described the gunfire as "intense" while another reported sheltering at home while the assault raged on.

A military source confirmed that an explosion was first heard coming from the governor's residence but said that "by the time we got organised, there was already gunfire at the camp".

Elsewhere, a local political official wrote on Facebook that "the region of Nioro woke up in shock" and that the towns of Nioro, Sandare and Gogui had been targeted.

All seven of the towns named by the military are in western Mali, with one, Diboli, directly on the border with Senegal.

JNIM, from its position in Mali, hopes to establish itself in Senegal and Mauritania, according to a study by the Timbuktu Institute, a research centre based in Dakar.

Mali's military said in the statement Tuesday that the situation involving the latest attacks was being followed "very closely" and that it would provide more details later.

INTENSIFIED OFFENCES
The assaults come on the heels of two major attacks claimed by jihadists within the last month.

On June 2, a coordinated assault targeted an army camp in the ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali's north, as well as its airport.

Read moreTwin attacks on Malian army bases, Timbuktu airport leave scores dead

That attack came a day after a bloody raid killed at least 30 soldiers in the centre of the country.

Jihadists have also intensified their offensives in the larger Sahel region in recent weeks, carrying out raids not just in Mali, but also in Burkina Faso and Niger.

The three Sahel states' military juntas pledged during the coups that brought them to power to make security a priority, but they are struggling to contain the jihadists' advance.

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Africa North

Burkina Faso: JNIM announced that in the attack they carried out against the Burkina Faso army in the Gabo area of Fada N’Gourma province, 40 soldiers were killed

2025-06-30

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Burkina Faso: JNIM announced that in the attack they carried out against the Burkina Faso army in the Gabo area of Fada N’Gourma province, 40 soldiers were killed and a large cache of military equipment was seized. pic.twitter.com/j595d3O3w3
— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 29, 2025

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Africa Subsaharan

Benin: Army forces neutralized numerous JNIM militants and seized military equipment in an operation at the Tri-Point area on the Burkina Faso–Niger border

2025-06-30

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Benin: Army forces neutralized numerous JNIM militants and seized military equipment in an operation at the Tri-Point area on the Burkina Faso–Niger border. pic.twitter.com/WHKxM7Y8A0
— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 29, 2025

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Africa Subsaharan

Zakharova: Losing to the Russian Armed Forces, Ukraine Decided to Open a Second Front in African Countries

2025-06-20

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Ukraine, which is losing in the special operation zone, has decided to open a second front in African countries friendly to Russia. This was reported by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

"Ukraine is retreating under the pressure of the Russian Armed Forces. They have apparently decided to open a second front in Africa, stimulating terrorist activity there, in African states that are friendly to us," Zakharova noted.

The diplomat specified that last week Malian and Burkina Faso news portals, citing official sources, stated the involvement of Ukrainian intelligence in assisting the terrorist group Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), which has ties to Al-Qaeda (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation). On May 30, this group carried out an attack on positions of the Malian Armed Forces in the Koulikoro region.

Zakharova called GSIM's support in Africa another demonstration of the terrorist nature of the Kiev regime. The MFA representative also added that Kiev's ties with African terrorists had been confirmed earlier, including by the press secretary of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Andrey Yusov and the country's ambassador to Senegal Yuriy Pivovarov.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, in early August 2024, Pivovarov published a video supporting Malian terrorists, after which he was summoned to the Senegalese Foreign Ministry, and the authorities of Mali and Niger broke off diplomatic relations with Ukraine. At that time, Zakharova stated that the decision of African countries to break off diplomatic relations with Ukraine indicates a growing understanding by African countries of the terrorist nature of the Kiev regime.

In November 2024, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Russia would combat Ukrainian support for terrorists in Africa. According to Georgy Mikhno, Acting Director of the Department for New Challenges and Threats at the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Kiev regime actively and openly supports terrorist groups on the continent.

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Africa North

PMC Wagner announced the completion of its main mission in Mali

2025-06-07

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] PMC Wagner announced the completion of its main mission in Mali. Information about this appeared on June 6 in the Telegram channel "Wagner Unloading".

"We destroyed thousands of militants and their commanders who had been terrorizing the civilian population for years. We helped local patriots create a strong and disciplined army capable of defending their land," the publication says.

It is specified that the PMC operation lasted 3.5 years, its main goal was to return the regional capitals under the control of the legitimate authorities. Now the fighters are returning home.

Since late 2021, Russian instructors have replaced French troops and international peacekeepers in Mali to help local authorities fight militants who have threatened communities in the central and northern regions of the African country for more than a decade.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, from July 22 to 27, 2024, Wagner Group fighters and the Malian military fought fierce battles with militants near the settlement of Tin-Zoutine in the north of the country. The Russians and their Malian allies suffered losses after falling into an ambush set up by Tuareg separatists from the Coordination Movement of Azawad and the jihadist group Al-Qaeda in the Sahel (JNIM, a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation).

On July 28, the General Staff of the Malian Armed Forces reported that the army was carrying out massive strikes on terrorist and smuggler concentration sites. Five terrorist targets were successfully destroyed by drones, the statement said.

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Africa North

Over 30 Soldiers Killed As al-Qaeda-Linked Group Invades Army Base In Mali

2025-06-03

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Over 30 Soldiers Killed As al-Qaeda-Linked Group Invades Army Base In Mali | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/GWS2Im44XN pic.twitter.com/jUf5qzZx2y
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) June 2, 2025

An al-Qaeda linked group has grabbed credit for an attack in the Malian town of Boulikessi that killed over 30 soldiers on Sunday and led to the seizure of an army base.

Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Moslemin (JNIM) said its fighters overran the military camp in a coordinated assault.

Sources quoted by Rooters reported that more than 30 soldiers were killed, though the Malian authorities have not yet confirmed the casualty figure.

In a statement reacting to the attack, the Malian army said it "reacted vigorously" before it "withdrew", suggesting a tactical retreat.

"Many men fought, some until their last breath, to defend the Malian nation," the army added.

A local source told Rooters that JNIM "cleared the camp" and left many casualties. Unverified videos seen by the agency showed dozens of bully boyz invading the base, with one clip reportedly showing fighters stepping on corpses.

On Monday, JNIM said it launched another offensive in the historic city of Timbuktu, targeting a military airport and Russian mercenaries. Residents reported hearing gunfire and explosions as the assault unfolded.

Military and security sources told AFP that they were "fighting back" but admitted the bully boyz were "everywhere in the city". A local official said the attackers arrived "with a vehicle packed with explosives" that detonated near the army camp.

Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was captured by Islamist bully boyz in 2012 but was later recaptured.

However,
a clean conscience makes a soft pillow...
the city has remained under threat in recent years.

The back-to-back attacks have highlighted the worsening security situation in Mali and across the wider Sahel region
... North Africa's answer to the Pak tribal areas...
They came shortly after the United States Africa Command warned of increased jihadist activity aimed at gaining access to West Africa’s coastline.

Speaking at a presser on Friday, US Africom commander Gen Michael Langley said, "These groups gaining access to the coast will significantly boost their capacity for smuggling and arms trafficking."

Rooters reports that more than 400 soldiers have been killed by bully boyz since the start of last month in Mali, Burkina Faso

...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president used to be Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and was chased out in 2014. Now it's the usual army officer type guy, Captain Ibrahim Traore, running things, who's just doing a bang-up job unless he's already been deposed...
, and Niger.

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Africa Horn

US Africa commander highlights terror growth in Sahel and competition with China for influence

2025-05-30

[FOX] A top United States military general warned Thursday that terror groups in Africa are ramping up their ability to conduct attacks in the U.S.

Gen. Michael Langley, the four-star Marine General who leads U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), said the Sahel region of the continent is now the "flashpoint of prolonged conflict and growing instability. It is the epicenter of terrorism on the globe."

Several terror groups have expanded drastically in the last three years. Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, is three times the size it was in 2022, he said, and has spread across Mali, Burkina Faso, and parts of Niger, which the U.S. military pulled out of last year.

Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin,

…in Arabic it’s called JNIM and in French is GSIM. Recent estimates of its size range from 2,000-6,000 turbans…

a faction affiliated with Al-Qaeda, is now four times the size it was in 2022, expanding mainly in Burkina Faso.

"We're keeping a good eye on this because they could have the capacity to attack the homeland," Langley said in a call with reporters.

"Throughout my travels across West Africa and through dialog here at the conference, the concerns shared by my peers match my own," he added. "One of the terrorist's key goals now is access to the west coast of Africa. If they gain access to the vast coastline, they can diversify their revenue streams and evolve their tactics, more easily exporting terrorism to American shores."

He noted that the terror groups engage in illicit activity like smuggling, human trafficking and arms trading, which fund their nefarious actions and destabilize the region.

U.S. forces over the weekend conducted an airstrike against the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab in Somalia. The East African country has been wracked for decades by attacks and insurgency from Islamist terrorists, both from ISIS and al-Shabab.

The U.S. is in a race with China and Russia to gain influence and trust with the local governments of several African nations to help protect citizens from terror groups.

Langley said there is an increasing concern about the number of African soldiers going to Beijing for military training and replicating a U.S. International Military Education and Training (IMET) program.

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Government Corruption

Perfect Example of Why the Swamp Hates DOGE-this Agency is a Crime Scene

2025-05-15

Long. A taste.

[DailyWire] The African Development Foundation’s employees have been sounding the alarm for years about self-dealing, cruelty, and anti-white discrimination. Money sent to Africa was then wired to the personal bank accounts of ~~babus~~ bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. An official promoted his for-profit, multi-level marketing scheme to poor Africans. Law enforcement identified possible criminal kickbacks. And those who now lament DOGE’s shuttering of the agency did nothing to fix it when they had a chance.

"It was so hard to see ADF being used as a beacon of hope and resistance against DOGE because I knew they were actually covering up horrible things...the doors were being kept locked for a reason," one former employee said. "The hero of the story is actually the villain."

By law, the agency is only allowed to give grants to Africa-based groups. But to keep more of that money for its own employees and officials’ friends, while concealing how much money actually went to overhead, it would require Africans to send money back to the United States at its direction, employees said.

Until shortly before DOGE gained access to the building with the assistance of U.S. Marshals, the agency was led by CEO Travis Adkins, who arrived in 2021 after a stint at USAID as a Joe The Big Guy Biden
Joe <q>The Big Guy</q> Biden

...46th president of the U.S. Sleazy Dem machine politician, paterfamilias of the Biden Crime Family...
political appointee. An assistant to Adkins said that after she asked why her paycheck was lower than agreed upon, Adkins informed her that the remainder would be coming from an overseas account.

He "sent me an email connecting me with this guy in Africa who asked for my banking information. Within a few days, this guy wired me $17,000," she told The Daily Wire on condition of anonymity. The Daily Wire reviewed bank paperwork showing the transfer from an account in Kenya.

Another longtime employee, she said, was eventually "put on the payroll of an African partner and was informed she was being paid through an entity in Mauritania. No payroll, state, or federal taxes were withheld from her paychecks."

"The contracts don’t make sense, and they know [DOGE] will find lots of wrongdoing and illegal activity," she said. "I’m not a fan of DOGE, but some of the things they’re doing need to be done. They have been operating like this for years, and no one did anything about it."

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Africa Subsaharan

JNIM's Growing Pressure on Benin

2025-04-26

[UNDERSTANDINGWAR.ORG] Benin
Benin

...Benin, a French-speaking West African nation, that they put where Dahomey used to be. It is a birthplace of voodoo and zombies. In Abomey, Dahomey's former capital, the Historical Museum occupies two royal palaces with bas-reliefs recounting the kingdom’s past and a throne mounted on human skulls. To the north, Pendjari National Park offers safaris with elephants, hippos and lions and tigers and bears, oh my!...
. Al Qaeda's affiliate in the Sahel carried out its deadliest-ever attack in Benin as it continues to increase the lethality of its operations in Benin throughout 2025. The latest attacks are significantly more lethal despite no increase in frequency. Benin is a key US security partner in West Africa. Jama'at Nusrat al Islam wa al Moslemeen's (JNIM's)

…in Arabic it’s called JNIM and in French is GSIM. Recent estimates of its size range from 2,000-6,000 turbans…

growing strength in Benin

…that range was last year. That sounds like there may be more now…

undermines US efforts to contain the Salafi-jihadi insurgency in the Sahel and to demonstrate to African states that the West is a more effective and reliable security partner than Russia.

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Terror Networks

Islamic State the deadliest terror group in 2024 as big four expands

2025-03-06

[VISIONOFHUMANITY.ORG] Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(IS) and its affiliates remained the deadliest terrorist organization in 2024, responsible for 1,805 deaths across 22 countries.

The four major terrorist organizations, IS, Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Moslemeen (JNIM), Tehrik-e-Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain (TTP), and al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
continued to increase their activity, with deaths attributed to these groups increasing by 11 per cent to 4,204. In 2023, these groups were active in 29 countries which increased to 30 countries in 2024.

IS continues to function as a global network, maintaining its presence across multiple regions through affiliated groups. In 2024, it was active in 22 countries across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Despite counterterrorism efforts, the group's ability to coordinate, inspire, and execute attacks highlights its resilience and evolving operational strategies.

In 2024, 36 per cent of terrorist attacks were not claimed by an organization. IEP has developed a machine learning model to assign these incidents to likely groups. The analysis found that deaths attributed to IS would have been 58 per cent higher, while those linked to JNIM would have been 176 per cent higher. This underscores the challenges in accurately assessing the impact of different terrorist organizations.

This is the twelfth edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), which provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last decade. While overall deaths from terrorism declined in 2024, several groups remained highly active, perpetuating violence and instability.

THE 10 DEADLIEST TERROR GROUPS IN 2024

ISLAMIC STATE (IS) AND AFFILIATES
Islamic State (IS) and its affiliated chapters, including Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISK) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWA), remained the most lethal terrorist network in 2024. The group was responsible for 1,805 deaths across 23 countries, despite a 10% decline from the previous year. IS continues to employ suicide kabooms and armed assaults, particularly targeting military personnel and civilians.

JAMAAT NUSRAT AL-ISLAM WALMUSLIMEEN (JNIM)
Operating mainly in the Sahel region
... North Africa's answer to the Pak tribal areas...
, JNIM recorded a significant rise in attacks, resulting in 1,022 deaths. The group expanded its operations in Mali and Burkina Faso
...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president used to be Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and was chased out in 2014. Now it's the usual army officer type guy, Captain Ibrahim Traore, running things, who's just doing a bang-up job unless he's already been deposed...
, with its most devastating assault occurring in Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso, where up to 200 non-combatants were killed in a coordinated offensive.

TEHRIK-E-TALIBAN PAKISTAIN (TTP)
TTP was responsible for 558 deaths in 2024, marking a 90% increase compared to the previous year. The group intensified its attacks in Pakistain's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
provinces, with its deadliest attack killing 25 people at a railway station in Quetta.

AL-SHABAAB
Al-Shabaab remains Somalia's most dangerous Death Eater organization, responsible for 96% of terrorist attacks in the country. While the group's overall activity declined, it still accounted for over 400 deaths. The deadliest attack of the year occurred in Mogadishu, where a suicide kaboom and armed assault on a hotel killed 37 people.

BOKO HARAM

... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
Although Boko Haram's influence has waned compared to previous years, the group remains a significant threat in Nigeria and Cameroon
...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there...
. In 2024, Boko Haram was responsible for multiple deadly assaults, including an attack in Yobe State, Nigeria, where 100 to 150 non-combatants were killed.

ISLAMIC STATE-KHORASAN PROVINCE (ISK)
ISK maintained its deadly presence across Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia, with 95 people killed in a single bombing at a memorial event in Iran. The group also orchestrated the Crocus City Hall attack in Moscow, which resulted in 144 fatalities—the fourth deadliest terrorist incident of the year.

ISLAMIC STATE WEST AFRICA PROVINCE (ISWA)
A key IS affiliate, ISWA engaged in ~~violent~~ mostly peaceful festivities with Boko Haram in Nigeria, leading to over 85 deaths in April 2024. The group remains one of the dominant actors in the Lake Chad Basin region.

HAYAT TAHRIR AL-SHAM, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
(HTS)

Formerly an al-Qaeda affiliate, HTS continued its insurgency in Syria, responsible for numerous targeted liquidations and bombings, primarily in Idlib and Aleppo.

BALOCHISTAN LIBERATION ARMY (BLA)
The BLA escalated its campaign against Pak security forces and Chinese infrastructure projects. The group grabbed credit for Pakistain's deadliest attack in 2024, a suicide kaboom that killed 25 people at a Quetta railway station.

HAMAS
Hamas

..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
Hamas increased its Death Eater activities in 2024, particularly in Israel and the Paleostinian territories. The group grabbed credit for a high-profile attack in Tel Aviv that resulted in seven civilian deaths.

The findings from the GTI 2025 underscore the persistent and evolving threat of terrorism worldwide. While counterterrorism efforts have weakened some groups, others continue to expand, particularly in unstable regions such as the Sahel, South Asia, and the Middle East, fed in part by the root causes of extremism including political instability, economic deprivation and ideological radicalisation.

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At least Six Russian Wagner Group Mercenaries Killed in Islamist Attack in Mali

2024-11-24

[Breitbart] At least six Russian mercenaries were killed in an attack by an al-Qaida-linked group in central Mali, according to a statement by the extremists on its media platform.

The group, known by its acronym, JNIM,

… the Al Qaeda in the Sahel group that in Arabic is called JNIM and in French is GSIM. Recent estimates of its size range from 2,000-6,000 turbans…

said it ambushed a convoy of mercenaries working for the Wagner Group on Thursday in the Mopti region, killing fighters and burning vehicles.

A Mali security official who works in the area confirmed an attack on Russian soldiers occurred on Thursday and that several people died while manning a checkpoint in the center of the country. The official spoke on condition of anonymity on Saturday because he was not authorized to speak to the media

Russia has capitalized on deteriorating relations between the West and coup-affected Sahel nations in West Africa to send fighters and assert its influence. Wagner has been active in the Sahel, the vast expanse south of the Sahara Desert, with the mercenaries profiting from seized mineral riches in exchange for their security services.

Wagner has been present in Mali since late 2021 following a military coup, replacing French troops and international peacekeepers to help fight militants who have threatened communities in the central and northern regions for more than a decade. At the same time, Wagner has been accused of helping to carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed civilians.

The incident comes months after the deadliest attack on the group, where approximately 50 Wagner fighters were killed by an al-Qaida ambush on their convoy along the border with Algeria.

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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Ukraine is ready to share its experience of destroying Wagnerites with Africa

African countries will have many problems due to Russian influence both on the continent and in the markets, Zelensky said.

Ukraine is ready to share with African countries, among other things, the experience of destroying Russian mercenaries - Wagnerites. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at the 3rd International Conference on Food Security Grain from Ukraine on Saturday, November 23.

"We know who the Wagnerites are. We know how to fight them. We know how to destroy them. This shows that we have the relevant experience," the head of state said.

Zelensky recalled that Ukrainian military personnel had previously participated in peacekeeping missions on the African continent. According to him, Ukraine can contribute to the security sphere using the experience of a modern army.

The President noted that African countries may be interested in technologies developed in Ukraine, such as air and sea drones. In addition, Ukraine is ready to help in the field of cyber defense, having experience in repelling numerous cyber attacks on the financial system and communications.

Zelensky added that Russian influence poses numerous challenges to African countries both on the continent and in markets. He called on African states to prioritize security and independence over the benefits of cheap resources, even in difficult economic conditions.

Among other areas of cooperation, Zelensky highlighted food security, education, mining, digitalization, and the Diia application.

"We can offer all these things with pleasure," the president said.

Let us recall that earlier the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in Mali announced an attack on a Wagner PMC convoy and the elimination of six Russian mercenaries.

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