Soldiers from Cote d’Ivoire who were reportedly delpoyed as reinforcements to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, had been held in custody for over a month, accused of being mercenaries. According to judicial sources, the charges against the 49 Ivorians include attempting to undermine state security, Cote d’Ivoire has been negotiating with the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the graduating officers of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to demonstrate patriotism and safe guard the interest of the state. The President said this during the graduation of regular career course 61 last Friday at the Ghana Military Academy in Accra, where 161 officer cadets graduated. The parade […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassured the government’s commitment to providing the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) with the requisite resources and accoutrements to enable it to secure the territorial integrity of the nation, particularly, from terrorists’ activities. Addressing the 2022 graduation parade of the Ghana Military Academy regular career course 61 at the Academy […]
Angry former militant leaders and ex-warlords from the nine states of the Niger Delta, have warned some officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice to stop sabotaging the Presidential Amnesty Office over the probe of the looted N60 billion Amnesty Training Centre in Bayelsa State. The ex-militant leaders also threatened that if the alleged sabotage […]
Some residents of the community around 2 Division Nigeria Army, Odogbo in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have fled their homes following the alleged constant shelling of their property during the training of men of the Nigeria Army. Our correspondent reports that a visit to the area on Thursday showed the damage done to their […]
Addis Abeba — Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa, the Commander in chief of Ethiopia’s Air Force told state media that the Air Force is “in a position to protect and defend our airspace from any kind of attack.” Lt. Gen Yilma said that the Air Force envisions to develop the technology and produce trained manpower to […]
Abuja, Nigeria — Nigeria’s air force said airstrikes this week killed 55 members of criminal gangs who were involved in abduction-for-ransom operations. An air force spokesman said after the airstrikes, the militants released people they were holding hostage. Nigeria’s government has come under heavy criticism for failing to stop mass abductions and Islamist militant attacks. […]
Nairobi — Investigate and Prosecute Abusive Security Forces Cameroonian soldiers summarily killed at least 10 people and carried out a series of other abuses between April 24 and June 12, during counter-insurgency operations in the North-West region, Human Rights Watch said today. The troops also burned 12 homes, destroyed, and looted health facilities, arbitrarily detained […]
Nairobi — Blow to Democracy, Human Rights Guinea dissolved the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (Front national pour la défense de la Constitution, FNDC), a prominent coalition of Guinean civil society groups and opposition parties, on politically motivated grounds on August 8, 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. The move by the […]
A terrorist kingpin, Alhaji Shanono, and 17 of his fighters have met their end after Nigeria Air Force (NAF) bombed their location in Kaduna State on Tuesday. Alhaji Shanono and his fighters were killed during a meeting at Ukambo, a village about 131 km from Kaduna in airstrikes executed by the Air Component of ‘Operation […]
The Nigerian Army has begun training of its officers and men in map reading, combat swimming, obstacle crossing and skills at arms as part of its effort to tackle insecurity in the country. At least 60 officers drawn from the units and formations under the 81 Division are participating in the four-day competition holding at […]
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley assumed command of U.S. Africa Command in a ceremony at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, Aug. 9. “It is truly an honor to stand before you as the new AFRICOM commander,” Langley said at the ceremony. “I look forward to taking on the mantle of leading these talented professionals […]
The GOC said the deceased police officer first shot at an army officer The immediate past General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Umar Musa, on Tuesday said investigations were still ongoing concerning a police officer, Monday Orukpe, allegedly killed by some soldiers in Lagos last Thursday. Mr Musa, a Major-General, disclosed this on […]
Chad’s transitional authorities and rebel groups have signed a peace agreement in Qatar ahead of a broad national reconciliation dialogue due to begin later this month. Monday’s signing ceremony for the agreement – which included the parties agreeing to take part in a national, inclusive dialogue – was attended by more than 30 rebel groups, […]
Terrorist’s leader, Abdulkarim Faca-faca, suspected to be among the masterminds of the attack on President Muhammadu Buhari’s advance convoy to Katsina during the last Sallah holiday has been killed along with eight of his gang members. Faca-faca was reportedly killed on Saturday in an airstrike by a team of the Nigerian Air Force when they […]
BELEDWEYNE [SMN] – Ethiopian warplanes have bombed parts of the Hiran region in central Somalia today. The shelling took place in the areas of Bagda, Qabno, and Cowmaad located between the districts of Mataban and Mahaas in the Hiran region. According to local residents, the airstrike targeted areas where Al-Shabaab militants were present. There is […]
Two Ghanian fishermen who were involved in a boat mishap on the high sea in Lagos area, have been rescued by the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS PROSPERITY, 48 hours after the incident.. Four of the fishermen residing at Takwa Bay, Lagos, went fishing on Sunday July 31, 2022 but encountered a boat mishap at about […]
Mogadishu — The United States has donated 24 armored personnel carriers to the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, three months after the deadliest attack in years on the U.S.-backed peacekeeping mission. The handover, attended by U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Larry Andrè and senior officials of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, ATMIS, took […]