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Mali prepares for war with Islamists despite reticent neighbours
Security officials say militants from the al Qaeda-linked Boko Haram in Nigeria are transitting through Niger on their way to fight with Ansar Dine in Mali. Officials are concerned about the threat of radical Islam as Niger suffers increasing pressure from regional turmoil. US special forces are helping train Nigerien troops.
Niger struggles against militant Islam
West Africa 'ignoring underlying causes of hunger'
The European Union deployed a Capacity Building Mission team to Niger to help combat the spread of Islamist terror groups in the Sahel region. The 50-man-strong EUCAP team is described as a civilian mission, but includes military advisers.
The European Union will send 50 experts to Niger to train its security forces to counter the emerging al Qaeda threat in Africa's Sahel region. Niger, a major uranium exporter, needs assistance securing its border with Mali, where Islamists have seized half the country.
Destroying Timbuktu: The Jihadist who Inspires the Demolition of the Shrines
In Niger refugee camp, anger deepens against Mali's al-Qaeda-linked Islamists
ECOWAS has Mali force troop pledge, still lacks backing
US expands secret intelligence operations in Africa
In Timbuktu, Mali Rebels and Islamists Impose Harsh Rule
Air Al Qaeda: Are Latin America's drug cartels giving Al Qaeda a lift?
Afghanistan no longer worst place for mothers: report
Analysis: Mali: from democracy poster child to broken state
Brennan on bin Laden raid, and "dangerous" Yemen
Mali: UN warning over refugees fleeing Tuareg rebellion
Libya: Algeria, Libya sign accord to fight cross-border arms trade
Al-Qaeda's hand in Boko Haram's deadly Nigerian attacks
Heavy weapons rattle northern Mali town, thousands flee
In Mali, a Tuareg rebellion - without Gadhafi
