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Nigerien Military Lends Hand to Those in Need
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Niger’s military has launched a program to improve the lives of citizens living in the Agadez region surrounding Nigerien Air Base 201, a United States drone air base.
The newly created Action…
Operation Eagle Claws Tests Ghana’s Readiness for Terrorist Attack
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Ghana Armed Forces Soldiers stepped from a helicopter and sprinted toward a simulated enemy with their weapons drawn as a commanding officer barked instructions.
It was the opening day of Operation Eagle Claws, an exercise…
East African Community to Create Counterterrorism Center
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The East African Community (EAC) is preparing to create a counterterrorism center to help coordinate the region’s response in the event of an attack.
The center still is in the early planning stage, but the six-nation…
Nigeria’s ‘Deep Blue’ Project Takes Aim at Piracy
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With piracy increasing in the waters off West Africa, Nigeria launched its Deep Blue Project, a multipronged approach to confronting crime in the Gulf of Guinea.
The $195 million effort brings together a mix of ships,…
Kenyan Defense College Becomes Full University
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The Kenya Defence Forces’ National Defence College has received a charter to become a full-fledged university. The upgrade will let it offer graduate and postgraduate training to local and foreign military and civilian leaders…
Equatorial Guinea Explosions Highlight Need for Stockpile Management
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There was a thunderous blast, flames shot into the sky and a dark cloud of smoke formed over a tree line near a military base in Equatorial Guinea.
Then came another explosion. And another.
More than 100 people were…