Tag: african militaries

The long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is starting to boil over again. On 2 February, a South African...

The M23 rebel group continues its offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the United Nations’ (UN’s) senior peacekeeping official during a...

On 27 January 2024, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their plan to withdraw from membership of the Economic Community of West African States...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken its first T-129 ATAK helicopters into service in what it says is a major boost to the...

Senegal's military is widely considered to be well equipped, trained and disciplined, and this contributes to its good standing with the Senegalese...

Senegalese armed forces Index 1. Order of battle 2. Overview 3. Defence economics 4. State of military forces 5. Country threat report 6. External deployments 1. Order of Battle ...

defenceWeb is proud to announce the launch of a new portal providing detailed insight into militaries on the African continent. Its African Militaries section...

defenceWeb is proud to announce the sixth addition to our new portal on African Militaries: a profile of Burundi. Click here to...

Burundi military Index 1. Order of battle 2. Overview 3. Defence economics 4. State of military forces 5. Burundi threat report 6. External deployments 1. Order of Battle ...

defenceWeb is proud to announce the fifth addition to our new portal on African Militaries: a profile of Burkina Faso. Click here...

Burkina Faso military Index 1. Order of battle 2. Overview 3. Defence economics 4. State of military forces 5. Country threat report 6. External deployments 1. Order of Battle ...

Botswana Defence Force Index 1. Order of battle 2. Overview 3. Defence economics 4. State of military forces 5. Country threat report 1. Botswana Defence Force Order of Battle ...

Benin Armed Forces Index 1. Order of battle 2. Overview 3. Defence economics 4. State of military forces 5. Country threat report 6. External deployments 1. Benin Armed Forces Order of Battle ...

Angolan Armed Forces Index 1. Order of battle 2. Angolan Armed Forces Overview 3. Defence economics 4. State of military forces 5. Country threat report 1. Angolan Armed Forces Order of Battle ...

Many of the major transnational issues confronting African militaries today either did not exist or were relatively unimportant when most African countries...