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Sudan’s army chief appoints new ruling council, led by himself

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Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was sworn in on Thursday as head of a new transitional council he appointed to lead the country...

Seven Mali soldiers killed in separate convoy attacks: army

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Seven Malian soldiers were killed on Saturday in two separate attacks on patrols in the centre-west of the country, the army said, the latest...

Chad plans to double army size to deal with security challenges

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Chad's transitional government said on Friday that it plans to drastically increase the size of its army to deal with security challenges, including threats...

Nigeria says 75 abducted children released amid army crackdown

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Seventy-five children who were kidnapped from their school in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara State have been released after their abductors came under pressure from a...

Army coup leaders summon Guinea ministers after Conde’s ouster

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Soldiers who ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde summoned his ministers and top government officials to a meeting on Monday, a day after a coup...

Syrian army steps up offensive on rebel redoubt in southwestern city

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Syrian elite forces aided by pro-Iranian militias stepped up an offensive on Tuesday against a rebel enclave in a southwestern pocket bordering Jordan and...

Violence in SA | A look at the week ahead –...

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Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula believes the deployment of 25 000 troops will put an end to the insurrection behind unrest last week. It's just...

Zimbabwe army commander dies from cancer – presidential spokesman

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Zimbabwe’s army commander died early on Thursday after succumbing to cancer, the presidential spokesman said. The army holds an outsized influence in Zimbabwean politics. In...

Chadian army battles rebels in northern town

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Chad’s army battled with rebels on Thursday near the town of Nokou, about 20 km from where former president Idriss Deby was fatally wounded...

Death toll in Malian army ambush rises to 33, defence ministry...

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The death toll from an ambush on a Malian army convoy in the north of the country has risen to 33, the defence ministry...

Cameroon army killed civilians in village raid, witnesses and lawyer say

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Cameroonian soldiers opened fire on villagers during a weekend raid in the country’s southwest, killing up to nine people, including civilians, and injuring others,...

Army patrol discovers 29 bodies in eastern Congo

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A military patrol has discovered 29 bodies in a region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where civilians are facing a sharp rise in...

Ethiopia sends army into Tigray region, heavy fighting reported

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Heavy fighting broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said, after the prime minister launched military operations in response to what...

Congo army says it killed 33 militiaman in days of intense...

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s army said on Wednesday it killed 33 militiamen and lost two soldiers as it seized two rebel strongholds in four...

Nigerian army says it intervened in protests at Lagos government’s request

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Nigeria’s Lagos state government asked the army to intervene to restore order amidst anti-police brutality protests, but soldiers did not shoot civilians, the military...

Nigerian army plans nationwide exercise as protests rock country

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The Nigerian army will begin a two-month national exercise, it said on Saturday, while denying the move was part of any security response to...

About ten Malian soldiers killed in militant attack, army says

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Militants killed around ten Malian soldiers on Thursday near the west-central town of Guire, the army said, the deadliest such attack against the armed...

French army says killed civilian by accident in Mali

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A unit of the French Barkhane military force has killed a civilian by accident, the French army said in a statement on Tuesday. The army...

Egypt’s army says it foiled ‘terrorist’ attack in northern Sinai

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The Egyptian army said it has killed 18 suspected militants who attacked a military post in northern Sinai on Tuesday and foiled their ‮”‬terrorist‮”‬...

Ivory Coast says Burkina Faso national led deadly attack against army

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Ivory Coast’s army said on Thursday it had identified a detained Burkina Faso national as the coordinator of a suspected jihadist attack that killed...

Army deployed on Lesotho streets

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane deployed the army in Maseru on Saturday against unnamed “rogue national elements” he said wanted to destabilise the southern...

Somali clashes slow fight against al Qaeda-linked insurgents

Somali troops clashed with a regional militia in a serious outbreak of fighting over political rivalries Washington says are slowing the war against al...

Mali military to be bigger

Mali will increase the size of its army by 50% in a recruitment drive aimed at uprooting jihadist groups, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. The...

Lieutenant Colonel Tiisetso Sekgobela: a leader amongst men

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In 2004, a bachelor of commerce in banking graduate by the name of Tiisetso Sekgobela, from the village of Sedawa near Hoedspruit in Limpopo,...

Chief of the Angolan Army visits South Africa.

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In the interest of maintaining military relations between African Union (AU) member states, the Chief of the SA Army, Lieutenant General Lindile Yam, hosted...

Soldiers to continue fighting Cape Flats crime

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Soldiers will remain on the troubled Cape Flats for another six months assisting police in combating especially gang-related crime. The extension was announced on Monday,...

“Super camps” for Nigerian soldiers

When Islamic State gunmen stormed the Nigerian town Magumeri on of August 21 they had free rein. Nigerian soldiers left the town earlier under...

Minister says soldiers on Cape Flats having success

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National Council of Provinces (NCOP) members heard from the Defence and Military Veterans Minister that the deployment of soldiers to the Cape Flats was...

Army protects Eskom workers in Khayelitsha

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“The army is here to intimidate us” says Qandu-qandu informal settlement resident. About a month ago, the South African National Defence Force was deployed to...

Soldier’s body found in burnt out car

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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmeded the murder of a soldier whose body was found in the boot of a state...

SA Army budget remains static

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The Landward Defence component of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will make do with only a slight increase in funding over the...

Sudan army will not allow the state to collapse

The Sudanese army issued a statement saying it would not allow the state to collapse, following weeks of protests demanding an end to President...

Bogus soldiers behind Zimbabwe beatings

Zimbabwe’s army said soldiers accused of beating residents following protests over fuel price hikes were impostors who tarnished the name of the military. Security forces...

Military show of strength amid Zimbabwean protests

Zimbabwe's military put on a show of force to deter further unrest after at least three deaths in violent protests over steep fuel price...

Nigerian army base attacked, soldiers killed

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Militants killed around 100 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on an army base, security sources said, blaming Islamic State West Africa. The toll...

Army, separatists clash in Cameroon

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At least 15 people were killed in a new bout of fighting between Cameroon army troops and separatist rebels, the two sides...

Nigeria will deploy security forces to fight banditry

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Nigeria will deploy its air force and 1,000 security personnel to fight banditry in the north-west of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari...

New DRC army chief under sanctions

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DR Congo President Joseph Kabila appointed a new army chief who is under international sanctions for violent repression of dissent, raising fears...

Zimbabwe army rule allegation refuted

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Zimbabwe's government distanced itself from a deputy minister who said the army wouldn't allow the opposition to rule if it wins an...

Ivory Coast army cut by over two thousand troops

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Ivory Coast reduced the size of its army by more than 2,000 soldiers as part of a plan to cut costs and...

Somali army must be overhauled donors say

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Somalia should accelerate reforms of its army, its main foreign backers said after discussing slow progress in transforming the graft-ridden force into...

New South Sudan army chief named

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South Sudan President Salva Kiir appointed General Gabriel Jok Riak as new head of the army, a decree read out on State...

Rival Somali army groups in fight

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Rival groups from Somalia's army shot at each other in Mogadishu, with one group trying to storm a training centre the United...

South Sudan army chief dies

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South Sudan army chief General James Ajongo died in Cairo following a short illness, government spokesman Michael Makuei Lueth said. "It is with...

Burkina Faso president urges collaboration with security forces after attacks

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Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore called on the public to collaborate closely with the armed forces, a day after attacks at army...

New Sudan army chief

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Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir replaced the head of the army in a further shake-up of the country's security establishment. Kamal Abdalmarouf...

Egypt Sinai operation sees 10 dead, 400 arrested

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Egyptian security forces killed 10 militants in an exchange of fire and arrested 400 suspects, including foreigners, in a continuing crackdown in...

Army offensive against Cameroon unrest

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Daniel was at home in Bole, south-west Cameroon, on February 2 when he heard gunfire and a commotion. Moments later, his house...

Zambian army part of cholera controls

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Zambian troops entered a slum in Lusaka to restore order after residents rioted over a curfew and ban on street vending imposed...

Rival army factions clash in Ivory Coast city

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Gunshots and heavy weapons fire erupted between rival factions in Ivory Coast's army at military bases in its second largest city, Bouake,...