The Alliance of Sahel States’ new Unified Force (AES Unified Force) seeks to strengthen counterterrorism efforts…
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Since Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, the production of synthetic drugs such as…
With his hands in bandages and his voice shaking, the Kenyan man wore a mask…
A shadowy industry is thriving alongside Africa’s digital boom: mass-surveillance systems powered by artificial intelligence.…
About a dozen Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries died in a recent ambush by terrorists…
Senegal’s eastern Bakel Department has become the focal point for the government’s effort to prevent…
Niger’s western Tillabéri region has emerged as the deadliest area in the central Sahel for…
A dispute over freshwater access is brewing in southern Africa. Zimbabwe is building Gwayi-Shangani Lake,…
In a first, the African Land Forces Summit was held in Europe and included representatives…
When deadly floods swept through Gabarone, Botswana, in February 2025, the Botswana Defence Force swung…
Gen. Charles Muriu Kahariri, Kenya’s chief of the defense forces, gave the opening remarks at…