Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud inaugurated two new military headquarters in Mogadishu on 12 April 2026 to modernize the army’s...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has postponed the transfer of 30 Dassault Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets to Morocco due to...

The Algerian Ministry of National Defence has formally confirmed the acquisition and operational deployment of the Russian Kronshtadt Orion unmanned...

This year, the maritime security exercise returns to the country where it was first launched 15 years ago. Sponsored by...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed a new group of specialist technicians to operational units following the completion of...

Three Turkish F-16 fighter jets performed a high-speed flyover in Mogadishu to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the Somali National...

The French Navy offshore patrol vessel Enseigne de Vaisseau Jacoubet (F794) arrived at the Sekondi Naval Base on Thursday, 2...

Djibouti has inaugurated the largest ship-repair facility in the Red Sea and East Africa, designed to deliver regional maintenance and...

Paramount South Africa has initiated the deployment of three Maatla light protected vehicles and its Vulture vertical take-off and landing...

The Royal Moroccan Air Force received its second batch of six Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters on April 7,...

Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb and Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine Mahaman signed over 20 strategic agreements in Niamey...

The Togo Air Force has stationed newly acquired Polish-manufactured helicopters at its Lomé base to bolster internal security and support...

The United States has deployed approximately 200 military personnel and multiple MQ-9 Reaper drones to Nigeria to provide intelligence and...

Nigeria and South Africa formalised a deepened military partnership in March 2026 to address insurgent threats and improve technical cooperation...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is currently developing a new, low-cost target drone for the South African...

Nigerian defence startup Terra Industries (formerly Terrahaptix) has officially weaponised its flagship Duma Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) with machine guns...

Nigeria, Senegal, and Mali have emerged as the primary drivers of a 13 per cent increase in sub-Saharan African arms...

The U.S. Africa Command, known as AFRICOM, launched its premier annual multinational exercise, Justified Accord 2026, on March 8, 2026....

On March 2, 2026, the bilateral relationship between Rwanda and Ethiopia reached a new technical milestone. During the 130th anniversary...

French shipbuilder CMN Naval launched the NRA Ekuikui II (F300), the first of three BR71 MKII Combattante corvettes for the...

West African regional bodies attempt to formalise military responses to an escalating extremist threat. Central to this shift is the...

Planners of African Lion aim to deploy soldier-like robots for use in live-fire drills in this year’s iteration. The semiautonomous...

The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took formal action on Monday, March 2,...

The geopolitical architecture of Africa is undergoing a fundamental transformation as Turkey positions itself as a primary security partner for...

On February 3, 2026, the European Union (EU) formally transferred a fleet of 40 specialised vehicles and advanced unmanned aerial...