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As part of efforts to enhance Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) capability in the Lake Chad Region, the MultiNational Joint Tasks Force (MNJTF) has organised a 4-week training course for its troops in the various sectors. The training organised in collaboration Read More …
The head of the African Union’s health agency has called on Western countries to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and not abandon Africa amid an ongoing mpox outbreak. Dr Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Read More …
Irish soldiers are preparing for the likelihood of deployment in 2025 as part of an EU battlegroup amid increased political instability around the world. The Irish Government approved the participation by the Defence Forces in a German-led EU battlegroup this Read More …
China is willing to strengthen mine clearance cooperation with African countries and help Africa eliminate the threat of mines as soon as possible, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday. She noted that peace and security cooperation is an important Read More …
Nineteen members of the Al-Shabaab movement were killed in two separate air strikes in the Galmudug and Hirshabelle states in central and southern Somalia, the Ministry of Information announced yesterday. According to the statement, the Somali army, in cooperation with Read More …
The Niger State Police Command said it has uncovered a large cache of explosive devices including bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices buried in multiple locations in the state. Although an investigation is going on to unravel the sources of the Read More …
An armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for what it says was an attack that killed up to 200 people and injured at least 140 in central Burkina Faso. The attack took place Read More …
On 23 August 2024, the General Officer Commanding Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Major General John Nkoimo, presided over a Graduation Ceremony at the Disaster Response Battalion in Embakasi, Nairobi. This event also served as a Transfer of Equipment ceremony between Read More …
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have petitioned the president of the UN Security Council to denounce what they call the Ukrainian government’s “open support for international terrorism” in the Sahel. A letter dated August 19 and signed by the envoys Read More …
Wearing a bulky protective suit and helmet, Mohamed Ahmed inches towards the truck where explosives wired to a mobile phone have been planted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Fortunately for Ahmed, a police officer, this is a training exercise and the Read More …
The Philippines has reported a new case of the mpox virus, the first in the country since December. Health officials said on Monday that the patient, a 33-year-old Filipino male from capital Manila, has no history of foreign travel. The Read More …
A deadly explosion occurred at a military camp in the city of Tajoura, east of the Libyan capital, claiming the lives of six people. Local reports indicate the blast happened during a mine clearance operation at the as-Shahidah Sabriyah military Read More …
Sweden has reported the first confirmed case outside Africa of the more deadly mpox variant that sparked the World Health Organization to declare a global public health emergency a day earlier. The person was infected during a stay in a Read More …
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following advice from members at Wednesday’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee meeting. A PHEIC is Read More …
Due to the alarming surge in cases of mpox (formerly referred to as monkeypox), the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the disease a public health emergency on Tuesday. There have already been 17,500 mpox cases and 460 Read More …
At least seven people have been confirmed dead following an attack by an armed group along Eledimtu-Forole Road in Marsabit county. Eastern regional police commander Charles Naibei said they are yet to establish the motive of the attack that happened Read More …
The authority of the Nigerian Air Force, yesterday, said the air component of Operation Hadin Kai, discovered and dismantled terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) factory and storage facility, concealed in Grazah, a location deep in the Mandara Hills, in Borno Read More …
The scale of casualties suffered by the Wagner group and Malian forces during a recent assault in the Tinzaouaten region reveal vulnerability in Mali’s counterinsurgency posture. The attack was reported in the media as the biggest loss for Russian paramilitaries Read More …
Mali’s interim government has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, citing Ukraine’s alleged support for Tuareg rebels and involvement in a recent deadly attack on a military convoy. The convoy, carrying Malian forces and Russian Wagner Group contractors, was ambushed by Read More …
The recent heavy rains have eroded soil and uncovered landmines in the fields north of Bahri along the road leading to the Nile River State. The Bahri Emergency Room has issued urgent warnings to residents about the landmines scattered in Read More …