Military News around the World
Nigeria: New Record in Military Equipment. Kingsley Nwezeh examines the unprecedented massive procurement of military equipment by the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to boost the fighting capacity of the…
Russia may establish military base in Central African Republic. Poor but extremely rich in natural resources, the landlocked Central African Republic (CAR) in the heart of Africa has urged Russia…
DRC files second complaint to ICC against Rwanda army, M23 rebels. The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday made another formal referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to…
Raff Military Textile, expands influence in Africa’s Armed Forces. Turkey’s expanding engagement with the African continent under its foreign policy vision is yielding positive results, with estimates indicating that Turkey’s…
Ceasefire violation in Sudan. Residents reported clashes between competing military factions erupting in Sudan’s capital on Wednesday, threatening to derail a fragile ceasefire aimed at facilitating relief delivery and building…
South Africa Under pressure Over Russian Ship. The South African government was under more pressure Wednesday for declining to release cargo documents relating to the visit by a Russian ship…
Libyan air force strikes smuggler hideouts. Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Unity announced Thursday its aircraft had carried out strikes against suspected smugglers on the Mediterranean coast west of the…
Morocco building indigenous defense industry. Morocco is busy working to reduce its dependence on foreign-made weapons by developing its own defense industry, said Defenseweb online publication. To reach its strategic…
US Military Conducts Airstrike Against Al-Shabab in Somalia. The United States military has confirmed conducting a new airstrike against al-Shabab militants in the Middle Juba region of southern Somalia. The…
Sudan’s army says “committed to ceasefire-agreement”. Sudan’s warring factions signed an agreement late on Saturday for a seven-day ceasefire as fighting that has plunged the country into chaos and displaced…