In a first, the African Land Forces Summit was held in Europe and included representatives…
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Chadian President Mahamat Déby has ordered his military to retaliate against attacks originating in Sudan…
A new report documents the huge scale of illegal activity by Chinese “floating fish factories”…
Somalia’s al-Shabaab terrorists and Yemen’s Houthi militants have long been known to cooperate across the…
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Nine months after Russia replaced and rebranded its mercenaries in Mali as Africa Corps, the…
A disagreement between Kenya and Somalia continues over a 92,389-square-kilometer maritime zone that has long…
Opioids and other synthetic drugs are increasingly invading parts of Africa, attracting organized crime and…
A global study has concluded that Burkina Faso in West Africa is now the country…
Gen. Charles Muriu Kahariri, Kenya’s chief of the defense forces, gave the opening remarks at…
Nigerian Soldiers killed two top Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders in as many…
Ask experts for solutions to Africa’s many security challenges, and many are likely to call…
The Armed Forces of Gabon, including members of the Gendarmerie Tactical Unit, the 1st Gabonese…
The Nigerian Navy marked its 69th anniversary in 2025 by commissioning three patrol ships and…
The Tunisian Air Force has ordered 12 Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopters for multirole military and…
Somalia has taken delivery of three T-129 attack helicopters from Turkey as part of growing…