JCEEAS – Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies, Vol 2. Number 2 2022, pp. 168-188. Africa Research Institute at the Doctoral School of Safety and Security Sciences, University of Óbuda (Hungary) The Economic Community of West African States, with French and Portuguese abbreviation: CEDEAO, abbreviated in English: ECOWAS, has currently fifteen members. The…
TÜRKE András István Ph.D. Az uzbin-i csapda francia tapasztalatai és következményei 6 év távlatából Szakmai Szemle, 2014/3, pp. 185-195. Abstract In August 2008, French troops took over the control from the Italian force in the sector of Surobi, after the French president Nicolas Sarkozy had decided to increase the commitment of the French forces in…
The HK416 assault rifle of the German company Heckler & Koch was chosen by the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) to replace the FAMAS, as part of the call for tenders for the individual weapon of the future (AIF). The five manufacturers who submitted bids (Heckler & Koch, FN Herstal, Beretta, Sig Sauer and HS…
The withdrawal process of US forces and assets from Niger began on May 19 following the mutual establishment of withdrawal conditions and continued with the withdrawal from Air Base 101 in Niamey on July 7, 2024, and Air Base 201 in Agadez on Aug. 5, 2024. Additionally, the U.S. Africa Command Coordination Element, consisting of…
To replace its submarines dating back to the 1990s, Australia opted for the construction of 12 French ocean submarines. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian inked the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) in Adelaide that will see French shipbuilder DCNS design and build the Shortfin Barracudas (Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A). The total cost of the 12 submarines,…
