Tag: military
Niger coup: Ecowas must do these 3 things to break the...
It’s been a month since military guards under the command of General Abdourahamane Tchiani ended 12 years of democratic governance in Niger. The situation...
Sudan’s civilian coalition rejects negotiations with military
Sudan's main civilian political coalition rejected any negotiation with the military on Wednesday, holding to its position at its first press conference since a...
Nigeria signs military cooperation agreement with Russia
Nigeria and Russia have signed a military cooperation deal providing a legal framework for the supply of equipment and the training of troops, the...
Sudan’s PM calls for unified military after tensions surface
Sudan's prime minister called for a unified national army on Tuesday in a bid to protect a fragile political transition, amid tensions between the...
ISS: Democracy in Chad takes a back seat to military might
In a rare show of solidarity, Chadians rejected the military junta endorsed by international partners.
After the sudden death of Idriss Déby Itno on 20...
Chad military claims victory over rebels in the north
Chad's military claimed victory on Sunday in its weeks-long battle with northern rebels that led to the death of President Idriss Deby on the...
Congo to impose military rule in troubled eastern provinces
Congo will replace civilian authorities with military administrations in two conflict-hit provinces for a month, the government said on Monday, announcing the details of...
At least seven killed on military patrol in eastern Burkina Faso
At least three police officers and four members of a government-backed civilian militia were killed while on patrol in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday,...
Facebook faces a reckoning in Myanmar after blocked by military
The Myanmar military’s shutdown of Facebook access following the ouster of the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi caps years of tension between the...
Nigeria names new military chiefs amid spreading militant violence
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new military high command, a spokesman said on Tuesday, after years of mounting criticism over spreading violence...
Ethiopia says ex-foreign minister killed by military after refusing to surrender
Ethiopia said on Wednesday its military had killed three members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party, including former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin.
The...
Concern of outright war in Ethiopia grows as PM presses military...
Ethiopia’s prime minister stepped up a military offensive in the northern region of Tigray on Sunday with air strikes as part of what he...
India to halt 101 military imports in push for defence self-reliance:...
India will stop importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defence production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.
Singh...
Cameroon military says missing journalist died in its custody
Cameroon’s military said on Friday that a journalist who disappeared last August in a part of the country where it is battling Anglophone separatists...
Four police shot in violent protests after Trump vows to bring...
Four St Louis police officers were hit by gunfire late on Monday during violent protests over the death of a black man in police...
Algerians demand the military quits politics
Thousands of Algerian protesters chanted slogan demanding the army quits politics, a purge of the ruling elite, an end to corruption and the release...
Fete, Parade and Veterans Military Fair to be hosted by Moth...
Moth Ex–Servicemen’s Cottage Association, along with MOTH ShellholeDickie Fritz, Edenvale and South African War Graves Society has announced that they will be hosting a...
Border War commemorative service and veteran military fair coming to Benoni
The MOTH Reveille Shellhole in Benoni will be the place to be on Sunday 18 August if you are a military collector or enthusiast...
Military will not allow violence in Algeria
Algeria’s army chief of staff said the military will ensure the country does not descend into violence, state TV reported, as mass protests that...
Franco Cameroon military co-operation will continue
France said its defence co-operation with Cameroon was continuing a day after the United States halted some military assistance to the West African country...
No MSDS recruits for military health service in current intake
The national defence force’s ongoing contribution to job creation – the military skills development system (MSDS) – this year shows a slight improvement in...
Yemeni parade attacked by Houthi drones
Houthi drones attacked a Yemeni government military parade in Lahaj province, killing several people, Saudi and Houthi media reported.
The parade inside a military...
Small US military contingent sent to Gabon
President Donald Trump said US military personnel had deployed to Gabon in response to possible violent demonstrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo following...
New chief for Zambian armed forces
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Monday swore in Lieutenant General William Sikazwe as head of the armed forces, telling him at the ceremony to...
SADC conducts military health exercise
Another part of preparation for the southern African regional bloc to take command of the African Standby Force (ASF) was recently completed...
Transparency in sub-Saharan Africa military spending higher than expected – SIPRI
The level of transparency in military spending in sub-Saharan Africa is greater than previously thought, according to a new report from the...
Egypt hosts Arab military exercises
Armed forces and observers from eight Arab countries are converging on Egypt for exercises starting on Saturday, the Egyptian military said, a...
SADC/Russian Federation military co-operation agreement moving forward
It's all systems go for the Southern African Development Community (SADC)/Russia military and technical co-operation agreement, with a high level meeting in...
South Africa hosting international armed forces ombud conference
The 10th International Conference Ombud Institutions for the Armed Forces conference is underway at the Emperor's Palace in Gauteng. Hosted by the...
Russia’s Africa military deals
Russia signed at least 19 military co-operation deals with governments in sub-Saharan Africa since 2014, when it came under Western sanctions for...
Feature: A pathway to professionalism
For African countries, improving the security outlook does not require better weapons or larger defense budgets. Instead, the precarious balance of national...
US military dependent on foreign countries, including China
A Pentagon-led review ordered by President Donald Trump identified hundreds of instances where the US military depends on foreign countries, especially China,...
Sierra Leone military truck crash leaves 13 dead
Thirteen people were killed and at least 30 injured when a military transport truck flipped over on a major road in the...
Nigerian military struggling against Islamic State
Islamist militants have killed hundreds of soldiers in attacks in north-eastern Nigeria in recent weeks, security and military sources say, forcing a...
Department of Military Veterans faces challenges to meet education benefits
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) is, according to acting director retired general Derrick Mgwebi, looking at solutions to ensure it can...
Museveni warns against interference as US military cuts loom
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni warned against foreign interference in the country's politics days after an opposition call for the United States to...
Base attack leaves 30 Nigerian soldiers dead
Islamist militants killed up to 30 soldiers in an attack on a military base in north-east Nigeria, security sources said, one of...
Military helicopter crashes in Ethiopia
A military helicopter crashed in Ethiopia's Oromiya region on and all 18 aboard, including 15 soldiers, were killed state-affiliated news agency Fana...
Morocco reinstates compulsory military service
Morocco's ministerial council approved a draft law reinstating compulsory military service for young men and women for the first time since 2006,...
Russia to sign accord with CAR
Russia and the Central African Republic will sign an agreement on military co-operation, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted by Interfax...
Military Ombud success rate is 80% plus dealing with SANDF complaints
The South African Military Ombud is currently taking its services to provinces where it will no doubt emphasise the success rate achieved...
SADC/Russia MOU on military technical co-operation
Expect to see more Russian military uniforms across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in years to come.
This will probably be the...
Military Ombud in Limpopo
The Military Ombud is this week visiting all military bases in Limpopo to keep airmen, medics and soldiers informed of the Ombud's...
Law protecting top military officers passed in Egypt
Egypt's parliament passed a law that could make senior military officers immune from future prosecution over to violence after the 2013 ousting...
Veterans Military Fair
Edenvale in Gauteng is the place to be on Saturday, July 21, if you are a collector of military memorabilia in any...
Six dead after attack on Mali military base
Islamist militants armed with rockets and explosives raided the headquarters of an African military task force in central Mali, leaving at least...
Sixth SA Military Ombud symposium
The SA Military Ombud this week hosts the annual military ombud symposium as part of its sixth anniversary celebrations.
The event on Wednesday...
Nigerian military committed war crimes and crimes against humanity – claim
The Nigerian military committed war crimes and crimes against humanity including torture, rape and killing civilians during its fight against Islamist insurgency...
Sudan still committed to Yemen military campaign
Sudan remains committed to a Saudi-led alliance fighting in Yemen state news agency SUNA quoted President Omar al-Bashir as saying, three weeks...
DoD benefits delivery to veterans better in some areas than others
Deputy Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Kebby Maphatsoe, told Parliament the military veterans part of the portfolio had not performed well in...
