Mali’s military government said it repelled an attack on Friday against the country’s main military base outside the capital, Bamako. The Kati military base is also home to the country’s interim president, Assimi Goita, who came to power after two successive military coups in 2020 and 2021. The military said the attackers set off two […]
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Bamako, Mali — Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard early Friday at a military base outside the capital of Mali that was the site of past mutinies and coups. Automatic gunfire and explosions were heard in the Malian town of Kati, home to the country’s main military base, just 15 kilometers north of the capital. […]
Israel’s army chief made the first ever official visit to Morocco this week to strengthen military ties as the two countries continue to grow closer following a normalisation deal in 2020 that has alienated Morocco’s neighbour, Algeria. Israeli army chief Aviv Kohavi met with the Inspector General of the Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces Belkhir El […]
WHAT: Webinar for Media on “Impact of the Ukraine-Russia war on commodity and food prices in Africa” WHEN: Wednesday 20 July 2022 TIME: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Addis Ababa time (East African Time/ GMT+3) WHERE: Online on Zoom WHO: The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Language: The Webinar will be […]
Abuja — The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has expressed the willingness of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to assist the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in developing its airpower capability. The CAS stated this while receiving the Chief of Staff (CoS), AFL Major General Prince Charles Johnson III who […]
A car bomb blast was heard in Jowhar city that is said to have happened in front of one of a key hotel frequented by HirShabelle MPs and ministers. Some reports say that the explosion was used in a car filled with explosives, which struck Nur Doob Hotel on Sunday morning. There have been casualties […]
The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, has strongly slammed today’s car bomb attack at a hotel in Jowhar city, HirShabelle regional capital. In a statement, Barre expressed his condolences to the people of Jowhar, especially those who lost their loved ones in the explosion that took early today. “I spoke on the phone […]
At least 31 people were killed and 39 injured during several days of tribal clashes in the southeastern region of Sudan close to the border with Ethiopia, officials said Saturday. A statement from Blue Nile state’s regional government described how the clashes spread in several towns, with 16 shops set ablaze. Security forces made several […]
In recent years, Nigerian custodial centres have witnessed a series of jailbreaks that continue to pose serious threats to the myriad of security challenges facing the country. In these violent attacks, thousands of criminals, including terrorists, kidnappers, bandits and other high-profile criminals, were freed and returned illegally to the society. Aside from the grave danger […]
President Yoweri Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the UPDF has assured the army that the issue of salary enhancement will be handled gradually as the economy improves. “Initially we planned to have a private earn the same as a grade three primary school teacher. At the time, the ones from Major […]
Heavy casualties were reportedly recorded on Wednesday evening when Ansaru terrorists engaged bandits in a gun duel in Birni-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The confrontation ensued when bandits numbering about 200 on motorcycles and wielding sophisticated weapons attacked Damari town in Kazage Ward in the eastern part of the local government. Read Also: […]
Mogadishu — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met with parents of troops training in Eritrea and promised they will soon return home to fight against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Somalia sent thousands of soldiers to train in Eritrea, sparking a series of protests over the last year from parents who were unable to […]
Insinuations that no fewer than 700 militants attacked fishermen and Naval facility in Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, have been refuted by authorities of the Nigerian Navy and the fishermen alike. Reacting to inquiry, Base Operations Officer of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Lt Cdr Samuel Olowookere, has described […]
President Museveni who is also the commander in chief of the armed forces has appointed Brig Robert Freeman Mugabe as the new chairman of the General Court Martial to replace Lt Gen Andrew Gutti. Brig Mugabe is the Adjutant General at the Land Forces headquarters in Bombo, a position he took over in November 2020. […]
Abuja, Benin City — As the search for some of the terrorists, who escaped from the Kuje Correctional Centre in the wake of an attack by members of ISWAP terrorist group, stern-looking soldiers have been deployed in Abuja, with roadblocks mounted in some major locations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This development, however, coincided […]
The Liberian Senate has passed draft amendments to the Act establishing the Liberia National Commission on Small Arms to expand its scope beyond Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). The Commission’s scope will now cover all conventions on arms thus, establishing the Liberia National Commission on Arms as well as Firearms and Ammunition Control Act […]
The federal government forces in the Gedo region have carried out operations against Al-Shabaab in some parts of the region. Somali government media reported that the operation was carried out between Dolow and Luuq districts in Gedo. Government officials said that Al-Shabaab suffered heavy casualties in the operation and that several areas were captured. Areas […]
Nanyuki — The British Army Training Unit in Kenya (Batuk) has begun a mass mop-up of unexploded ordinance in their training grounds in Laikipia and Samburu counties in a bid to ensure the areas are safe for humans, livestock, and wild animals. Batuk Deputy Commander in Kenya Lieutenant Colonel Finlay Bibby speaking at Archers Post […]