As 2025 ended, military leaders deposed elected governments in Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar. A putsch attempt…
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Since the beginning of 2025, Nigerian authorities have arrested hundreds of Chinese nationals in connection…
Shortly after Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terrorists imposed a Bamako fuel blockade in September…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was serving as an election observer in Guinea-Bissau when a…
Videos of fuel tanker trucks burning on Malian roads began appearing on social media in…
To help address increasingly complex security challenges, the Nigerian Navy has begun training to support…
The Mersin, a Turkish-owned oil tanker that recently had visited a Russian port, was hit…
Nearly three years after it began as a battle between rival generals, Sudan’s civil war…
West Africa’s eighth successful coup in the last five years took place in Guinea-Bissau on…
Rear Adm. António Duarte Monteiro, chief of staff of the Cabo Verdean Armed Forces, spoke…
Effective communication is key to the success of military training events such as Obangame Express,…
The specters of terrorism, piracy and smuggling loomed as more than 1,000 participants from 20…
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in March 2025 launched Operation True Guardian in the…
Mauritius Police Force and National Coast Guard Police Sgt. Thomas Shane climbs a hook ladder…
Morocco has deployed the first of its new Apache AH-64E helicopters during a military training…
Egypt reportedly is concluding a deal with South Korea for up to 100 FA-50 light…