The US Senate has confirmed US Air Force General Dagvin R M Anderson will serve as the next Commander of US Africa Command ...

More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin ...

With no end in sight as conflict between the two major warring parties in Sudan currently intensifies, the United Nations (UN) agency tasked with humanitarian affairs expressed alarm over mounting ...

More than three years ago, South African Air Force (SAAF) firefighters lost their technical competency-based incentive pay (TCIP) due to what the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) called “a military ...

South Africa is seemingly en route to exiting the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylisting for shortcomings in its anti-money laundering and combatting financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures.

The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) have taken delivery of a batch of CS/VP14 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from China’s Norinco, with more apparently on the way. Images shared on social media showed ...

The Border Management Authority (BMA) intercepted and deported nearly 10 000 people attempting to cross the border illegally during the first quarter of the financial year, bringing the total to ...

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Amid a convergence of threats—weapons smuggling, illegal fishing, maritime terrorism, and drug trafficking—Africa’s vast ...

With some leeway granted from a Parliamentary oversight committee that it be placed under administration, it appears to be “ops normal” at the beleaguered Department of Military Veterans (DMV) for now ...

The SA National Defence Force (SANDF), in the form of its Director Corporate Communication, has hit out at social media posters for portraying the South African military in a derogatory manner. This ...

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that it does not currently provide police officers with specific training on their legal obligations under key legislation when using body-worn ...