The Gulf of Guinea, long regarded as the international piracy hotspot, was overtaken in the first quarter of the year by the ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) finds itself at a critical juncture, with Parliament poised to scrutinise ...

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Military expenditure in Africa totalled $52.1 billion in 2024, which was 3% more than in 2023 and 22% more than in 2015, according to new research from the Stockholm International Peace Research ...

Peacekeeping Ministerial in Germany saw pledges across a range of peacekeeping activities, including military and police units, airlift and training. A post Ministerial statement has it 88 military ...

Nationwide Vala Umgodi operations conducted to halt the scourge of illega mining in April led to the arrest of 1 857 suspects of different nationalities. “These suspects were arrested for illegal ...

Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based militia in the Amhara region. This conflict in Ethiopia’s north erupted less ...

The City of Tshwane has gone boldly in boosting South Africa’s national security preparedness with the launch of an intensive Radiological and Nuclear Smuggling Detection (RNSD) Training program.

The African Union (AU) recently handed over a large batch of military equipment to Somalia’s military, including Tiger armoured vehicles, fuel and water tankers, helmets, and vests. The Ministry of ...

After months of diplomatic impasse and military advances of the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a diplomatic breakthrough occurred ...

Thandeka Sabela, named by Denel as one of the defence and technology conglomerate’s “leadership team”, is back at work after ...

Respected military analyst Helmoed Heitman maintains “under-funding and over-stretch” are central to the lack of suitable ...