Nigeria’s army orders reshuffle as insecurity grows
Lagos – Nigeria’s military command has ordered a major reshuffle of senior officers, an army statement said on Friday,... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Macron vows to support West Africa against ‘terrorism’
Bissau – President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged to continue to back West African states in their battle against... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Nigeria’s spiralling insecurity: five essential reads
Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation In recent times, security – or, more accurately, the lack of it – has been... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Ukraine war must not blind West to African needs, says French minister
Abidjan – The war in Ukraine “concerns the West as a whole” but at the same time must not... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
East Africa army chiefs discuss regional force for east DRC
Goma – East African army chiefs held discussions on Tuesday on establishing a regional military force to restore security... Read more
8 Jun, 2022
Trial opens for DRC leader’s ‘Mr Security’
Kinshasa – A former key security adviser of Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi went on trial on Friday,... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Guinea security forces clash with ex-PM’s supporters
Conakry – Police firing tear gas clashed with supporters of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo on Monday in the first... Read more
1 Mar, 2022
DRC leader warns army officers to remain ‘apolitical’
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday lashed out at “cases of indiscipline” at all levels... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
DRC govt alleges ‘actions against national security’
Kinshasa – Investigators in the Democratic Republic of Congo have uncovered “serious indications of actions against state security”, the government... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
Five killed by roadside bomb in northern Kenya, police say
Nairobi – Five people were killed on Monday when a minibus in northeast Kenya was destroyed by a roadside bomb... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
