Middle East & Africa . Jane’s reports that a French Gazelle helicopter crashed while flying near the border of Mali and Niger under the auspices of Operation ‘Barkhane’. ... Operation Barkhane is an insurgent operation in Africa’s Sahel region that started in August 2014. ..…

The French, British, Japanese, and even Belgians were confirmed in the possession of Germany's former colonies Africa and elsewhere, and of the oil-rich parts of Ottoman Empire. ..…