Nigeria pays homage to troops slain on peace mission
Lagos — Nigeria’s president on Sunday paid tribute to 16 soldiers killed on a mediation mission to two warring... Read more
18 Mar
Youths kill 16 Nigerian troops on communal peace mission
Lagos — Sixteen Nigerian soldiers have been killed on a mission to halt clashes between two communities in the... Read more
17 Mar
SA to lead new military force in the DRC: an expert on what it’s up against
Thomas Mandrup, Stellenbosch University The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Monusco, is ending... Read more
4 Jan
Heavy gunfire heard in south of Guinea-Bissau capital
Bissau – Heavy gunfire was heard on Friday in Guinea Bissau’s capital near barracks where members of the national... Read more
1 Dec, 2023
Israeli troops enter Gaza hospital
Gaza – Israeli forces stormed Gaza’s largest hospital Wednesday, targeting what they believe is a Hamas command centre housed... Read more
15 Nov, 2023
SA deploys military to tackle illegal mining
Johannesburg – South Africa is to deploy 3 300 military personnel to tackle illegal mining, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office... Read more
9 Nov, 2023
Four soldiers fatally crushed as military truck in tow collapses on them
Cape Town – Four members of the South African National Defence Force’s 8 Infantry Battalion tragically lost their lives,... Read more
22 Sep, 2023
Niger military accuses France of deploying forces with eye to ‘intervention’
Niamey – Niger’s military regime, which took power in July, accused France of deploying forces in several West African... Read more
10 Sep, 2023
Eight Mexican soldiers accused in case of missing students
Mexico City — A Mexican judge on Monday ordered the further detainment of eight military personnel taken into custody... Read more
27 Jun, 2023
SADC to send troops to east DRC
Windhoek – Southern African countries on Monday agreed to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic... Read more
8 May, 2023
