Three Chinook helicopters deployed to Mali to tackle extremist groups will remain in the region along with 100 personnel. UK Chinook helicopters have been in the region since August 2018 as part of an operation to tackle extremist groups including Al-Qa’ida and IS along with French forces. The helicopters have been ...
The UK’s Deputy Political Coordinator to the UN David Clay gave a speech on building stability and supporting human rights in Burundi. In the speech, David Clay addressed the human rights and political system and the need for the UK and UN to assist in building stability in Burundi. He emphasised ...
Representatives from Somalia and the UK opened a training centre for the Somali National Army in Baidoa. Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Hassan Ali Mohammed, Southwest State Speaker, Abdulkadir Shariif Sheekhuna, and the UK Foreign Office’s Political Director, Richard Moore, opened a new UK training facility for the Somali National Army (SNA) ...
The UK has signed up to a security partnership with Ghana aiming to boost the region’s prosperity. During a visit to Ghana Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt signed a security partnership to help ensure prosperity, education, health, and economic stability in the country. Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley ...