RUSSIAN FORCES TO STAY IN MALI TO FIGHT TERRORISM: KREMLIN. (PHOTO).
Russian forces to stay in Mali to fight terrorism: Kremlin The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would stay in Mali to help the country's government battle terrorists following an offensive over the weekend by Tuareg-led separatists and terrorists. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the statement after being asked by a reporter how Russia responded to a purported statement from the terrorists saying they wanted Russia to leave Mali. "Russia's presence there is, in fact, due to the need identified by the current government. Russia will continue, including in Mali, to combat extremism, terrorism and other harmful phenomena and will continue to provide assistance to the current government," said Peskov, AFP reported. The Russian Defence Ministry had claimed on Tuesday that units of its African Corps prevented an attempted coup on April 25, 2026 in Mali. It said in a statement that the African Corps units "inflicted irreparable losses" on superior ...
Following a trip to Maiduguri at the center of the Boko Haram insurgency this week,USAID's Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance Director Jeremy Konyndyk announced $37 million in new funding to support additional humanitarian assistance for people affected by the conflict and severe food insecurity in Nigeria and throughout the Lake Chad Basin.At a press conference today wednesday at the Nigeria Emergency Management Agency,Konyndyk said the funding for assistance implemented by International NGO s and UN agencies brings the total USAID humanitarian support for the region to $318 million since last year.The United States is the single largest humanitarian donor to the region.''The United States is committed to supporting Nigeria to ease this humanitarian crisis,'' Konyndyk said,and help sustain this vulnerable population until they can resume livelihoods upended by conflict'''.Despite gradually improving security conditions,the humanitarian situation remains dire.Throughout the region,approximately 5 million people need emergency food assistance and 2.5 million people are displaced.''These issues are enormous,'' Muhammad Sani Sidi,director general of the Nif=geria Emergency Management Agency said,but added we are working toward a ''full recovery.'' including job skills training for the displaced.
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