SPECIAL REPORT: POST-AFGHANISTAN FOREIGN MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS IN AFRICA

   Tue, 07 September 2021

The withdrawal of western troops from Afghanistan and the subsequent highly publicised evacuation from Kabul is reshaping engagements by foreign military forces in Africa. The US, France, and other European powers will slow down planned withdrawals of troops from the Sahel region and other hotspots for insecurity and militancy, and even increase deployments in some regions. Meanwhile, non-traditional military partners, spearheaded by Russia, China, and some Middle Eastern countries, are stepping up engagements on the continent.