Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) are foundational pillars of peacebuilding, but they are never a…
Africa Defense Forum
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Seven armed pirates attacked and boarded a cargo ship sailing from Cameroon to the Democratic…
Nearly 40 people died in the early hours of July 27 when terrorists from the…
After extensive discussion during the African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Nairobi in May strengthening…
Authorities arrested six people in South Africa on August 19 in connection with an international…
Mauritania signed a 25-year fishing agreement with China in June 2010. After 15 years of…
One year after the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared mpox…
In the cattle markets of northern Ghana, butchers and brokers have decades of experience buying…
APT41 is a well-known cybercriminal syndicate with many aliases: Wicked Panda, Barium, Brass Typhoon and…
As 2024 ended, Sahel security remained dire. Terror attacks led by an affiliate of the…
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…