The French Navy on September 22 seized nearly 10 tons of cocaine worth $610 million…
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Somalia has unveiled a national strategy designed to counter improvised explosive devices, the deadliest weapon…
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have deployed a sophisticated new weapon in their fight against…
Kenyans called it the “railway to nowhere” years before the phrase took on a literal…
Through radio jingles, posters, daily text messages and door-to-door visits, Sierra Leone’s public health officials…
A marked increase in attacks by armed groups and terrorists on military bases and civilians…
A Boko Haram faction operating in the forested communities of north-central Nigeria’s Niger State is…
African nations are increasingly turning to space technology to address resilience and security issues such…
Sudan’s devastating civil war intensified over the first half of 2025 as civilians continued to…
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…