#Tchad 🇹🇩- Seems that the US troops withdrawal has begun. A USAF🇺🇸 C-17A (reg. 06-6168 | AE1466) flew Thursday from Ramstein🇩🇪AB to Espargos🇨🇻. On Friday the C-17A travelled to N'Djamena without being tracked. Find below the reconstructed route based on ACARS. Currently returning.

#BurkinaFaso 🇧🇫 - #JNIM claimed an #IED attack against an 'EJDER YALÇIN 4x4🇹🇷' of the Burkinabe Army between Djibo and Bourzanga last week.

#Ghana 🇬🇭 - An 'Omni Air' Boeing 767-224(ER) (reg. N207AX | #A1AC1A ) just landed at #Accra airport, departed from Naval Station Norfolk🇺🇸 (Chamber Fields) with a stopover in Espargos🇨🇻. The call sign CMB550 indicates that this is a charter flight of the US Transportation Command.

#Tchad 🇹🇩 - About 75 Green Berets from the 20th Special Forces Group, a National Guard unit from Alabama, will leave the country until May 1st and travel first to Ramstein AB in Germany reports the The New York Times.

Today, I went to the Chad-Sudan border - Darfur starts behind the trees. It was eerie to see a RSF checkpoint, the first houses, a telco mast and Sudanese crossing to shop. It looked peaceful but there's also a rather dark backstory showing the conflict's complexity..

#Niger 🇳🇪 - CNSP-appointed Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine arrived this morning in #Tahoua with the Gov. Boeing 737-75U(BBJ) (reg. 5U-GRN) and other CNSP members to celebrate the 'Journée nationale de la Concorde' in Tchintabaraden. They returned this evening to Niamey.

#Mali ‘s🇲🇱 Air Force recently conducted a live fire exercise for Forward air controllers requesting close air support from L-39C Albatros & A-29 Super Tucano. Rumors that occurred earlier this year about a non-operational Albatros fleet have now been at least partially refuted.

Sometimes the stakes to stay working in areas with complex socio-political challenges can be very high – but the consequences of leaving can be even more devastating. Read more about why we stay the course in Benin: bit.ly/3JlETnW

#Ghana 🇬🇭 - #CNV6621 - This US🇺🇸 Navy Boeing C-40 Clipper (reg. 165833 | AE0976) took off yesterday from Naples🇮🇹 (US Naval Forces Europe/Africa HQ) - flew to Stuttgart🇩🇪 (Africom HQ), Base Naval de Rota🇪🇸 & to Espargos🇨🇻. Departed there today & just landed at #Accra airport.

Malian Air Force A-29 Tucano 'TZ-02C' during a recent exercise, training with Forward Air Controllers. It is armed with two LAU-51 rocket pods and one SUU-20 combined Practice Bomb Dispenser / 2.75 inch rocket launcher.
Forces Armées Maliennes #FAMa #FAMa Actu #Mali Embraer #A29SuperTucano

US designates two Al-Qaeda in Sahel (JNIM) emirs for involvement in hostage taking, a chief negotiator and facilitator in hostage talks and the leader of al-Qaeda in Burkina Faso.

#Niger 🇳🇪 - US🇺🇸 Ambassador FitzGibbon and USAID's Mission Director in Niger, Maria E. Barrón, met today in Niamey with 🇳🇪Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangaré.

#Tchad 🇹🇩 - First visuals of a Turkish Aerospace 'Aksungur' drone that was purchased by Tchad. This drone is even larger and more powerful than the previously procured 'Anka' drones. The 🇹🇩 Air Force is also operating Hürkuş-C light attack aircraft from the same 🇹🇷 manufacturer.

#Benin 🇧🇯 - A 'CAE Aviation' Beech 350 Super King Air (reg. F-GYEE | 396084) operating for the French🇫🇷 Air Force took off from Cotonou around midnight & headed to the north. Possibly conducted a nightly #ISR mission over Pendjari National Park and/or Park W. #JEDI41

#BurkinaFaso 🇧🇫- After several incidents between the armed forces along the border, 🇧🇫Defence Min. Coulibaly met with 🇨🇮Defence Min. Ouattara in Niangoloko yesterday. Both sides underlined that they wanted to work better together in the fight against terrorism in the region.