Niger MPs to tackle foreign troop presence
Niamey – Niger’s parliament will for the first time tackle the question of the presence of foreign forces fighting... Read more
16 Apr, 2022
Malian forces, suspected Russian fighters killed 300 civilians, HRW says
Dakar – Malian forces and suspected Russian fighters killed about 300 civilians in late March in the centre of the... Read more
5 Apr, 2022
US concerned by ‘extremely disturbing’ Mali massacre reports
Dakar – The US State Department said on Sunday it was following “extremely disturbing” accounts of killings in central Mali,... Read more
4 Apr, 2022
DRC army accuses Rwanda of backing rebels
Goma – The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has explicitly accused Rwanda of supporting an armed... Read more
30 Mar, 2022
Israel sends first official military delegation to Morocco
Rabat – An Israeli army delegation met with Moroccan officers in Rabat this week in the first visit of its... Read more
26 Mar, 2022
Ex-president’s aides held in Guinea political spat
Conakry – Guinean ex-president Alpha Conde’s foreign minister and doctor have been arrested after a “clandestine” tape recording emerged of... Read more
24 Mar, 2022
Senegal soldier killed in operation against Casamance rebels, says army
Dakar – Senegal’s army said on Tuesday that it had “totally destroyed” several rebel bases belonging to southern separatists, with... Read more
23 Mar, 2022
Experts in Mali to investigate Mauritanian civilian disappearances
Nouakchott – A delegation of Mauritanian experts has arrived in Mali to help investigate the recent disappearance of a number... Read more
17 Mar, 2022
South Africa’s military is set for personnel reforms – why it matters
Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University South Africa has the 26th most powerful military in the world, up from 32nd in... Read more
10 Mar, 2022
Guinea-Bissau president sacks navy chief, army general
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president has sacked the commander of navy and the army’s vice chief of staff, according to a... Read more
27 Feb, 2022
