Defence Web (South Africa)
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 06:34
The Mauritanian military has taken delivery of at least a dozen Otokar Cobra armoured vehicles, which are being deployed to the Central African Republic (CAR) as part of the United Nations mission there. Twelve of the vehicles were seen during a ceremony on 12 January when President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz inspected the battalion the North African country is sending to the Central African Republic.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 06:30
Cameroon’s military is apparently receiving a number of Ratel infantry fighting vehicles, which have been deployed with its Rapid Intervention Battalion.
This is according to IHS Jane's Defence Weekly, which quotes a Cameroonian military source saying that the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) is now operating Ratel 20s. Deliveries began in December 2015, according to the source, and the BIR now has 12 with its Light Intervention Units deployed to the Far North province, where the force is leading operations against Boko Haram militants.
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 08:02
South Sudan has deployed S-125 (SA-3) surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), which it appears to have acquired from its neighbour Uganda, and QW-2 Vanguard SAMs from China. This is according to IHS Jane's Defence Weekly, which analysed satellite data to reveal that South Sudan has had the S-125 missiles since at least 2013.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 07:03
Yet another African transitional government of national unity is about to be launched, this time in South Sudan, on 22 January, to try to resolve yet another terrible conflict. Wars don’t come much uglier than this one, which devastated Africa’s newest country after a fallout between President Salva Kiir and his erstwhile deputy, Riek Machar, in December 2013 quickly descended into mutual slaughter between Kiir’s Dinka and Machar’s Nuer people.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 07:11
In the face of growing threats from the African continent, U.S. Africa Command has spelled out its theater campaign plan, officials said.
The plan is built upon the foundation of the strategy promulgated last year by Africom commander Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, officials speaking on background told reporters traveling with Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 06:32
The U.S. has donated 18 Toyota pickup trucks, a truck, a front-end loader and other equipment to Cameroon’s military, which will use the equipment to fight Boko Haram militants in the Lake Chad Basin.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 06:28
Authorities in Burkina Faso have charged three soldiers over the murder in 1998 of journalist Norbert Zongo, whose killing became a symbol of repression during veteran President Blaise Compaore's rule.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 06:17
The United States has inactivated its only General Atomics MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron in Africa, raising doubts over the ongoing use of UAVs from its deployments in Djibouti.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 06:21
Vice Admiral Michael Franken, U.S. Africa Command's Deputy for Military Operations, told Reuters on Monday he expected Nigeria-led actions to lead to a "significant degradation" in Boko Haram's activities within six months.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 06:49
5,400 troops are attending a multi-country military training exercise hosted by South Africa, in preparation for joining a new 25,000 strong pan-African peacekeeping force expected to be fully operational by early 2016.