ASWJ dislodged from Mucojo
The oft-taken and retaken Mozambican coastal town Mucojo is again under the control of FADM (Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique) and Rwanda Security...
UN SG maintains a world without anti-personnel mines is in reach
In its 25 years of existence the Anti‑Personnel Mine Convention (APMC) has racked up a record which reads 55 million anti-personnel devices destroyed across 13...
Making the Connected Battlefield a reality
Today’s battlefields and combat zones are characterised by a web of interconnected devices and data streams that provide real-time information about force readiness, soldiers,...
Why Gabon matters: Strategic significance along the Gulf of Guinea
A groundbreaking five-day engagement in Libreville marked the official launch of a historic partnership between the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) and the Republic...
SAMIDRC extended to December 2025
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been extended by a year.
The extension decision was taken...
Can SAMIDRC be spared the fate of previous peace missions?
Almost a year since deployment, prospects of success look bleak for the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC)....
Romanian Special Forces ensure EUMAM personnel remain safe from danger
Providing military training to Mozambican soldiers destined for Quick Response Force (QRF) deployment is the primary task of the European Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM)...
EU funds to help Rwandan peacekeeping efforts in Cabo Delgado
Rwandan military support to Mozambique in ongoing efforts to bring stability to Cabo Delgado has been boosted by a 20 million euro (R382 million/$21...
Burgavo FOB handover marks completion of ATMIS phase three drawdown
Another part of wrapping up the current African Union (AU) mission in Somalia took place last week when the Burgavo forward operating base (FOB)...
AU puts its call for peacekeeping funding to banks and financial institutions
A three-strong African Union (AU) delegation used the World Bank Group annual meeting in Washington to present a case for funding peacekeeping and peace...
Slaughter in Sudan condemned by top UN official
In the wake of yet another round of violence in Sudan’s Gezira, the senior United Nations (UN) political affairs official echoed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
New commander for SAMIDRC SA contingent
The South African contingent of the three nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has a new...
UN Medal of Honour for Nepalese battalion
A Nepalese Reserve Force battalion serving with the United Nations mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is the 2024 UN Medal of Honour for Exceptional...
South Korea honours South African Korean War Veterans
On Monday 11 November, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea hosted the annual Turn Toward Busan ceremony in Cape Town, a tribute to...
Community-oriented policing: missing link in AU counter-terrorism operations
Since 2018, Africa has been the global epicentre of violent extremism, with devastating effects on the lives and livelihoods of millions, especially civilians. Over...
Non-aligned: A series of confusing events
The week of 28 October to 01 November saw an anti-climactic series of diplomatic activities take place in Pretoria, leaving some furious and many...
6 SAI’s Operation Vikela deployment ends at De Brug
Shut down and demobilisation of the South African contingent for the now over Southern African Development Community (SADC) peace support mission in Mozambique (SAMIM)...
Sudan conflict spilling into Abyei
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this week heard ongoing conflict in Sudan is “exacerbating instability” in Abyei, a 10 000 plus square kilometre contested...
Egypt pledges closer ties with South Africa on 51st Armed Forces Day celebrations
Egypt has pledged to forge closer military ties with South Africa during its annual Armed Forces Day celebrations in Pretoria.
Egypt’s Armed Forces Day is...
EU denies involvement in alleged Mozambique protest put downs
The European Union (EU) via its military assistance mission in Mozambique “supports” a Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) deployment in Cabo Delgado, a statement reads,...
MONUSCO training for SAMIDRC trainers
With its stated mission end date of mid-December looming ever larger, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
UN peacekeeping marks its silver anniversary
Twenty-five years ago, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided protection of civilians (POC) in armed conflict was an issue of international peace and...
Progress toward peace in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Unlike its northern neighbour Sudan where ongoing conflict has been compared to a nightmare, Ethiopia, in particular its Tigray region, has moved forward in...
Somalia and Turkey are becoming firm allies – what’s behind this strategy
Turkey has ramped up its partnership with Somalia in recent months. It is helping Somalia defend its waters, and has signed a deal to...
Guterres likens Sudan to a nightmare
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did not hold back on Monday when he addressed ambassadors at the Security Council (SC) on what some...
Egypt-Ethiopia hostilities are playing out in the Horn – the risk of new proxy...
Egypt recently deepened its involvement in the war-weary Horn of Africa by arming Somalia and deploying its troops in the embattled country. To Ethiopia’s...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group seeks local power in DRC, not just control over mining...
The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is often narrowly framed as intended to control eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s resource-rich...
United Nations publishes report on equal opportunity for women in defence
To take stock of the status of women in defence, the United Nations has developed the first-ever United Nations Report on Equal Opportunity for...
Terrorist attacks multiply in junta-led countries
The number of violent events involving extremist groups in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has nearly doubled since 2021.
That is according to a Reuters...
Four ways countries are strengthening women’s participation in security efforts
The full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all peacekeeping areas has been found to make United Nations operations more effective and lets...
The revived Luanda Process – inching towards peace in east DRC?
The Luanda Process was established as part of the 2022 Luanda Roadmap, aimed at defusing tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the...
Are Rwandan troops becoming Cabo Delgado’s main security provider?
In three years, the Rwandan contingent in Mozambique has grown dramatically and expanded its operations across five districts.
In July 2021, around 1 000 personnel...
Another ATMIS base handed to Somali Security Forces
Ahead of its replacement by AUSSOM (African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia), the current continental bloc mission ATMIS (AU Transition Mission in...
SA an “ardent voice” for the urgent reform of the UN Security Council
South Africa will continue to advocate for the “urgent reform” of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who...
African conflicts seen as “footnotes” – Lamola
South African international relations and co-operation minister Ronald Lamola maintains conflicts in Sudan, the Sahel and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are “footnotes” while...
Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the...
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting...
As M23 conflict grinds on in eastern DRC, calls mount for nonmilitary solution
The seemingly intractable conflict between the M23 rebel group and security forces in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has some observers pressing for...
African Standby Force needs to be reconfigured, defence ministers hear
Bantu Holomisa, one of South Africa’s two deputy defence and military veterans ministers, is in Addis Ababa this week where he heard Africa continues...
Eye tracker measuring a new addition to the Ergotech arsenal
Armscor affiliate Ergotech has a new tool to boost research into human cognition, perception, performance and behaviour.
The technology in the Biopac eye tracker allows...
Joint Kenyan and Nepalese QRF training in DR Congo
The Kenyan Quick Reaction Force (QRF) and its Nepalese counterpart wrapped up a joint training exercise in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to...
Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement
The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July...
AU’s ATMIS replacement force takes shape
Details are emerging about the new peacekeeping mission that will succeed the African Union’s current multilateral force in Somalia known as ATMIS when it...
Military Academy Memorial Wall unveiled
A Memorial Wall in memory of those who died while lecturing, studying or researching at the SA Military Academy at Saldanha was unveiled by...
Capitalising on Operation Lake Sanity’s success against Boko Haram
Operation Lake Sanity has had some success against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin, but the insurgents will soon adapt to the new...
African Standby Force needs to evolve as security landscape changes, webinar hears
The African Union (AU) African Standby Force (ASF) has been part of the continental bloc peace and security architecture for 20 years, growing in...
AUSSOM planning ahead of November UN deadline
Work is underway in Mogadishu on mission design and funding for the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) that will replace...
How IMET empowers Angola, shapes military leadership, and US-Africa relations
“Advancing relationships with our African partners requires a unified, three-dimensional approach,” said US Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, US Marine Corps General Michael Langley, during...
DR Congo minerals funding rebel groups – top UN official
Exploitation of mineral resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by rebel groups has reached the point where they can be called “militarised...
Phased MONUSCO exit will not affect ongoing peace efforts – Keita
Addressing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the world body’s senior representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) confirmed its mission is leaving,...
Africa facing significant security and stability headwinds – Africom
African nations are facing complex and layered threats to their stability and security, with significant headwinds across the continent, according to General Michael Langley,...
