For almost nine months, Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group has operated its own government…
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West Africa’s roads are more than trade routes. They have become the front lines of…
A new Tigrayan rebel group is clashing with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), conducting…
Several South African men were shown milling around a parking lot wearing military uniforms bearing…
Members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary force didn’t hide their violent acts after…
Despite a national crackdown on illegal gold mining in Ghana, the practice, locally known as…
As Sahel-based terrorist groups continue to look southward to expand their territory, resources, recruitment base…
In recent years, Africa’s militaries have gone on a drone-buying binge, stocking their arsenals with…
Jean Bakomito Gambu, governor of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s northeastern Haut-Uélé province, visited…
Everyone agrees on the principles of community policing; implementing it is the hard part. Photos…
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…