Defence Web (South Africa)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 11:54
African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui, has urged member states to ensure its African Standby Force (ASF) is fully operational by 2015.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 07:51
Eritrean forces have boarded a merchant vessel that was in their territorial waters in an incident the crew initially reported as a pirate attack, maritime officials said on Sunday.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 06:00
Former Libyan militia fighters stormed parliament on Tuesday and fired in the air to try to force assembly members to take a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 05:57
The ACES systems will almost certainly be used on Egyptian, Moroccan and Iraqi F-16 fighter jets.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 05:53
"Libya could be a promising market soon, especially in view of the fact that political relations are excellent,” the official said.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:28
The Yemeni security source said Yolande had been released after tribal mediation efforts and her husband was expected to be freed "within days".
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:32
Many countries and private entities are interested in benefitting from the risky endeavour of training the Libyan armed forces, and expanding their influence within the resource rich country.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:29
Tunisia's ruling Islamists and opposition parties reached a deal on Thursday to name a new prime minister to lead a caretaker administration until elections aimed at ending months of crisis.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 07:48
Kazakh Defence Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov on Wednesday announced the launch of the project in the capital Astana, which will see the production of 120 to 360 military and non-military vehicles a year.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:02
An inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit this month to verify the stockpiles and storage conditions, he said.