With one tap of a torch, Kenyan President William Ruto set ablaze a huge stockpile…
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At Uganda’s border crossings with Kenya and Tanzania, every vehicle entering the country gets fitted…
From Burkina Faso to Sudan, drones have gained an ever-increasing role in conflicts, evolving from…
Artisanal fishermen in Cameroon’s Douala-Edéa National Park are decrying Chinese trawlers that destroy their fishing…
In a historic first, Libya will co-host Exercise Flintlock 2026, a training event intended to…
The continent loses up to $50 billion annually to illicit financial flows, according to the…
Imprisoned former terrorists have a better chance of reintegrating into society if their rehabilitation efforts…
The bloody landscape of el-Fasher, the Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) last stronghold in the Darfur…
Donkeys are essential pack animals in many rural African communities. They are the quiet laborers…
New laws and tactics are needed to catch extremists online ADF STAFF In July 2017,…
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…