Nigerian military sources confirmed to Reuters that the Mali-based terrorist organization Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin…
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A criminal gang kidnapped 16 merchant vessel crew members in the Gulf of Guinea and…
Burkina Faso’s volunteer militias were created to supplement the government’s fight against the growing terrorist…
Four years after Mali’s ruling junta invited Russian mercenaries into the country to fight terrorists,…
Armies of excavators and dump trucks carving deep, terraced ruts into and around hills, mountainsides…
Collective security was the primary focus of the recent Land Forces Commanders Symposium as African…
When protesters filled the streets of Antananarivo and other cities across Madagascar, John J. Chin…
Algeria and Spain announced a renewed commitment to combat shared threats. The collaboration between the…
With one tap of a torch, Kenyan President William Ruto set ablaze a huge stockpile…
Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef of Comoros, special representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson for…
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) recorded 116 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) broke ground in December 2024 on a military logistics…
Interpol arrested 306 people and seized 1,842 electronic devices across seven African nations in an…
Photo by afp/getty images A Multinational Joint Task Force boat carries people to safety after…
Morocco is working to acquire FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles from the United States in…
Zambia plans to buy used Bell 412 transport helicopters and associated support from the United…