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A major war is boiling in Central Africa

As we didn't had enough of war in the world it looks like another major war is on its rise in the horizon

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/2...aration-of-war

Markus

I think this is some of the fallout from the French military "Operation Barkhane." There was a big withdraw of French troops this time last year.

Quote:

How France Failed Mali: the End of Operation Barkhane

After nine years in Mali, France has officially left. Operation Barkhane, the French military counter-terrorism campaign which began in 2013, withdrew from its base in Mali this August. Since then, Operation Barkhane has almost universally been interpreted as a massive disaster on the part of the French. How France managed to fail Mali so miserably and whether the already precarious situation of the region will improve is still up for debate.
https://hir.harvard.edu/how-france-f...tion-barkhane/

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Operation Barkhane

Operation Barkhane was an anti-insurgent operation that started on 1 August 2014 and formally ended on 9 November 2022. It was led by the French military against Islamist groups in Africa's Sahel region.[22] and consisted of a roughly 3,000-strong French force, which was permanently headquartered in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad.[1][15] The operation was led in co-operation with five countries, all of which are former French colonies that span the Sahel: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. Mali was a part of the operation until August 2022.[1] The countries are collectively referred to as the "G5 Sahel".[23] The operation was named after a crescent-shaped dune type that is common in the Sahara desert.[24]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barkhane

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Before Mali withdrawal, France prepares future Sahel strategy

France is stationing more forces in Niger and Chad to fight ‘terrorist groups’ amid 2,400 troops exiting from Mali.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/...sahel-strategy

In the news here it is said that the new leader in Niger has turn its back to France and open up for Russia.

There are report of Wagner in Niger.

Markus

I am sure that the average african warlord prefers Russia, for obvious reasons :D

https://youtu.be/5F8YEDLsccY?si=G3Ur6SFo_z5qXpkY
Operation Barkhane: the French army in operation

https://youtu.be/7rVfnjW2Vzg?si=dB2GhNtMbbTdCF1D
Mali: The Last Soliders of Barkhane

If the thing hit the fan, could it then turn the entire continent into a war zone ?

Markus

Sorry been following this for awhile, glad you made a thread Mapuc

https://youtu.be/fs1cBZq_reY?si=XBqVKV5Q8DMYxFZD
Wagner will continue Mali, C.A.R operations says Lavrov

https://youtu.be/q_iFQlPCNX0?si=Qu6zp8JdhEagQEza
What are Russian mercenaries up to in Mali and elsewhere in Africa?

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Originally Posted by mapuc (Post 2880022)

If the thing hit the fan, could it then turn the entire continent into a war zone ?

Markus

Its the Modern Great Game, China and the US are also involved close bye.

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The Great Game was a rivalry between the 19th-century British and Russian Empires over influence in Central Asia, primarily in Afghanistan, Persia, and later Tibet.

I know China has for years if not decades tried to overtake Europeans interest in Africa.

Every time I heard or read about it I was thinking how far can they go before they have crossed a red line-Where Europe says enough.

Oh by the way it's not in central Africa it's in West Africa.

Markus

Even if you modernise a soldier's equipment and train him and equip him and make him equal to three enemy figthers, and then four, and then five, it does not change the fact that his boots still can stand on only one piece of ground at any given time, not in severla places.

The West thinks he can compensate with technology for his low numbers, and clever tatcics and so forth. And since decades now I can see how well this works. We loose one war after the other, and loose one military engagement and policing operation after the other. A few limited successes of as limited importance - and several times as many failures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r66jdOlwpiM

Wagner will take every advantage they are capable of grabbing.

In the news today it was said that they had an another meeting since Niger didn't accept the deadline.

I think they are thinking twice before intervene in Niger.

Markus