Security
Uganda downplays allegations of harboring Ethiopia’s TPLF
The Ugandan Defense Minister downplayed the allegations that the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) which is fighting against the Ethiopian...
Read moreDetailsDozens dead after suspected militia raid in eastern Congo
Dozens of people were killed and many more are missing after armed men raided a mining encampment near the town...
Read moreDetailsAl-Qaeda says Russian Wagner mercenary captured in Mali
A member of the Russian private-security firm Wagner was captured earlier this month in central Mali, al-Qaeda's Sahel branch Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia: Tigray forces leaving Afar region, says spokesperson
Rebellious Tigrayan forces are completely withdrawing from the neighbouring region of Afar in Ethiopia, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces...
Read moreDetailsCameroon signs military deal with Russia
Cameroon is the latest African nation to agree a military deal with Russia, signed last week in Moscow by the...
Read moreDetailsMali gets more military equipment from Russia
Mali has received another batch of military equipment from Russia after the European Union suspended its military training programme with...
Read moreDetailsJoint West African force says more than 100 insurgents killed in recent weeks
A joint military force from Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon said on Sunday it had killed more than 100 Islamist insurgents,...
Read moreDetailsUS approves major sale of weapons to Nigeria
The US has agreed to sell military equipment worth $997m (£763m) to Nigeria, including 12 attack helicopters and numerous Advanced...
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