Ghanaian and Moroccan military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Cabo Verdean military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Cabo Verdean military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, Special Operations Command Africa commander, interacts with Cabo Verdean military personnel during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Cabo Verdean and Ghanaian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Cabo Verdean military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

A banner is displayed during the closing ceremony of the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Ghanaian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Cabo Verdean military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

An instructor gives advices to soldiers from Burkina Faso while they take part in the closing ceremony of the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Soldiers from Burkina Faso walk after the closing ceremony of the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Instructors and West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger attend the closing ceremony of the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger attend the closing ceremony of the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

West African Soldiers from Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Niger attend the closing ceremony of the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

A health alert warning sign is seen at an entrance to the beach as a red tide affected the Florida west coast, in North Redington Beach, Florida, U.S., March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello 

A health alert warning sign is seen at an entrance to the beach as a red tide affected the Florida west coast, in North Redington Beach, Florida, U.S., March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello 

Cabo Verdean military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Moroccan military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Moroccan military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Ghanaian military personnel train on a boat during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Ghanaian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Military personnel train on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

U.S. army train military personnel on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Military personnel train on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Ghanaian military personnel train on a boat during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Locals look on from a ferry as Ghanaian military personnel train on a boat during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train on a boat during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Ghanaian military personnel train on a ferry during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Spanish civil guards and Ghanaian military personnel train on the Volta river during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Ghanaian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

U.S. and Nigerian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Ghanaian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Nigerian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Ghanaian military personnel train during the annual counter-terrorism program called "Operation Flintlock", in Sogakope, Ghana March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko 

Snow falls over the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Oakland, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon 

A woman protects herself from the cold as snow falls around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Oakland, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon 

Local residents walk on a hill as snow falls over the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Oakland, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon 

A general view of the skyline while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Oakland, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/ 

Local residents throw snowballs as snow falls over the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Berkeley, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon 

Local residents watch the snow fall over the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Oakland, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon 

Local residents watch the snow fall over the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Oakland, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon 

A man walks on a hill as snow falls around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Oakland, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon 

Christina Young and her daughter Jules make a snowman as snow falls over the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Oakland, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon