Army

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Cȏte d'Ivoire

US-led anti-jihadist military drills begin in Ivory Coast

Abidjan – US-led anti-jihadist military drills began in Ivory Coast on Sunday, maintaining the West’s counter-terror commitment in West Africa... Read more

21 Feb, 2022

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