African Defense
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:32
Sudan has been supplying weapons to South Sudanese rebels, according to a report by Conflict Armament Research (CAR). Meanwhile, in northern Kenya, Sudanese guns have been found among pastoralists.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 05:57
The fourth meeting of military and security chiefs from the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and Benin Republic began in Nigeria capital’s Abuja with Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Lt Gen Aliyu Gusau Mohammed urging member nation to forge closer collaboration towards curbing the violence of the Boko Haram insurgents.
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 05:54
The powers that be in Luanda are apparently engaging in a massive expansion of Angola’s naval capabilities – although many are not quite sure why
Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 05:28
A new global study by the London-based Institute for Economics and Peace has ranked Nigeria fourth on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) for 2013, primarily arising from terrorist attacks carried out by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria.
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 05:40
The state of insecurity in the North- East, occasioned by the activities of Boko Haram, has exposed the apparent misapplication of funds by the Ministry of Defence and the various security forces in the country.
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 06:43
Angola and Brazil reaffirmed their commitment to reinforcing continuously the defence cooperation between the two countries, under the bilateral strategic partnership.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 06:58
The entire leadership of the US branch of South Sudan’s ruling party (SPLM) officially declared on Saturday [August 2] that they are switching allegiance to the country’s rebel movement led by former vice-president Riek Machar, calling for regime change through military means.