Security

The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) remains committed to enhancing the capabilities of Central African Republic (CAR) soldiers through rigorous training...

Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) is recalling it's highly elite GRU Spetsnaz special forces operators from across the world including...

Egypt and Somalia signed a defence agreement last Wednesday to bolster security cooperation. The agreement was signed after bilateral talks...

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) recently intensified their bilateral defence cooperation. A...

Uganda is backing M23 rebels fighting across its border in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN experts say, warning that...

Mali has severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing a senior official of having admitted Kyiv’s role in a heavy defeat...

The National Treasury has allocated more than R2 billion from the National Revenue Fund to support the South African National...

Benin has recently been added to the European Union (EU) Peace Facility benefit list. The EU has allocated €5 million...

Ukraine has emerged as a key player in the conflict between Malian military, Russian mercenaries and Tuareg rebels in Mali....

Abuja, Nigeria – In a significant step toward bolstering aviation security, the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) of Nigeria, in...

Germany can no longer cooperate militarily with Niger because of a lack of “trust” in relations with the West African...

As the year-end closure of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) looms ever...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee on Defence and Security recently concluded its 26th meeting in Lusaka, Zambia,...

Askar and MamadouThe Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Osama Askar, met in Cairo on June...

Syrian mercenaries have been deployed to Niger, raising eyebrows and concerns in the international community. The Recruitment Process Hundreds of...

Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday, June 27 proposed a plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby force” to fight...

US forces withdraw from NigerThe United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) recently confirmed the start of US forces’ withdrawal from Niger,...

Moscow has refuted a report that Nigerian students were being "forced" to fight in Ukraine or face deportation from Russia....

In a new development for international defense relations, South Africa and China have taken concrete steps to bolster their bilateral...

The Sahel region, stretching across the breadth of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, has long been a focal point...

In an operation against arms trafficking in Central Africa, the Chad-Sudan joint force has intercepted a substantial cache of weapons...

After two decades of significant contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Pakistan...

After more than 20 years of peacekeeping efforts, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the...

Kenya and Somalia have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of defence. According to reports in the Kenyan press,...

This week, the Pentagon issued a formal directive for the withdrawal of all 1,000 U.S. combat troops from Niger, marking...