Peacekeeping – Military Africa

In a ground-breaking collaborative effort, specialist Brazilian jungle warfare operators recently joined forces with Kenyan soldiers for an intensive three-week ...

over 460 peacekeepers hailing from the Egyptian combat and convoy escort battalion of MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali)

Egyptian Peacekeepers exit Mali

by Kazim Abdul

September 6, 2023

In a significant development, over 460 peacekeepers hailing from the Egyptian combat and convoy escort battalion of MINUSMA (United Nations ...

A view of United Nations peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).

The Egyptian contingent of MINUSMA, based in Douentza in the Mopti region of central Mali, consists of 200 peacekeepers who provide security for logistical convoys and field operations. This team is mainly composed of women who search for and detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during logistical convoys and long and short-range patrols.

MINUSMA begins exiting Mali, close camps

by Ekene Lionel

August 23, 2023

The United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has begun its exit from the country in accordance with a request made ...

ATMIS handover military bases to Somalia

by Kazim Abdul

July 11, 2023

The African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has officially handed over six stations to the Federal Government of Somalia, ...

Nigerian troops head to South Sudan for UNISFA peacekeeping mission

by Ekene Lionel

April 5, 2023

Nigeria is contributing troops to various United Nations Peacekeeping operations, the most recent is United Nations Interim Security Force for ...

South Sudanese troops land in eastern DR Congo

by Kazim Abdul

April 3, 2023 - Updated on April 5, 2023

A first batch of South Sudanese soldiers arrived in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on ...

Indian peacekeepers deploy Kalyani M4 armoured vehicles to Abyei, Sudan

by Patrick Kenyette

April 1, 2023 - Updated on April 25, 2023

Indian peacekeepers have deployed the Kalyani M4 armoured vehicle, a variant of the South African Paramount Mbombe 4 produced under ...

4 SA infantry brigade sandf Jungle Warfare Training Orientation Exercise MADULO.

4 SA Infantry Battalion (TF Charlie) prepares to head out to DRC

by Sarah Lesedi

March 16, 2023 - Updated on April 5, 2023

The South African National Defence Force 4 SA Infantry Battalion (TF Charlie) is preparing to deploy to the Democratic Republic ...

A multirole medium size utility helicopter, Atlas Oryx is manufactured by Denel Aerospace Systems for the South African

South African Oryx helicopter comes under attack in DRC

by Sarah Lesedi

February 6, 2023 - Updated on April 5, 2023

The South African National Defence Force members came under fire while flying an Oryx helicopter in the Democratic Republic of ...

Last French soldiers exits Central African Republic

by Kazim Abdul

December 19, 2022

The French military has completed it's withdrawal from the Central African Republic, as the last soldier left the capital Bangui ...

South Sudan deploys troops to DR Congo to restore peace

by Kazim Abdul

December 7, 2022 - Updated on April 5, 2023

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has announced that his country has sent a battalion of 750 soldiers to DR Congo ...

Ivory Coast withdraws from Mali peacekeeping mission

by Ekene Lionel

November 19, 2022

Ivory Coast will gradually pull out its forces and police from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ...

UK troops pulls out of UN mission in Mali

by Ekene Lionel

November 17, 2022

The Unites Kingdomw will withdraw its troops from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) early, Minister ...