Countries

Malian forces, suspected Russian fighters killed 300 civilians, HRW says

Dakar – Malian forces and suspected Russian fighters killed about 300 civilians in late March in the centre of the... Read more

5 Apr, 2022

Countries

US concerned by ‘extremely disturbing’ Mali massacre reports

Dakar – The US State Department said on Sunday it was following “extremely disturbing” accounts of killings in central Mali,... Read more

4 Apr, 2022

Countries

DRC army accuses Rwanda of backing rebels

Goma – The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has explicitly accused Rwanda of supporting an armed... Read more

30 Mar, 2022

Countries

Israel sends first official military delegation to Morocco

Rabat – An Israeli army delegation met with Moroccan officers in Rabat this week in the first visit of its... Read more

26 Mar, 2022

Countries

Ex-president’s aides held in Guinea political spat

Conakry – Guinean ex-president Alpha Conde’s foreign minister and doctor have been arrested after a “clandestine” tape recording emerged of... Read more

24 Mar, 2022

Countries

Senegal soldier killed in operation against Casamance rebels, says army

Dakar – Senegal’s army said on Tuesday that it had “totally destroyed” several rebel bases belonging to southern separatists, with... Read more

23 Mar, 2022

Countries

Experts in Mali to investigate Mauritanian civilian disappearances

Nouakchott – A delegation of Mauritanian experts has arrived in Mali to help investigate the recent disappearance of a number... Read more

17 Mar, 2022

Countries

South Africa’s military is set for personnel reforms – why it matters

Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University South Africa has the 26th most powerful military in the world, up from 32nd in... Read more

10 Mar, 2022

Countries

Guinea-Bissau president sacks navy chief, army general

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president has sacked the commander of navy and the army’s vice chief of staff, according to a... Read more

27 Feb, 2022

Cȏte d'Ivoire

US-led anti-jihadist military drills begin in Ivory Coast

Abidjan – US-led anti-jihadist military drills began in Ivory Coast on Sunday, maintaining the West’s counter-terror commitment in West Africa... Read more

21 Feb, 2022