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Nigeria said on Sunday it would welcome U.S. help in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected, responding to threats of military action by President Donald Trump over what he said was the ill treatment of Read More …
Somali police officers trained in Türkiye are playing a growing role in strengthening their country’s security, benefiting from Türkiye’s decades of law enforcement experience and institutional cooperation. “Transferring the experience gained over the years by the law enforcement agencies affiliated Read More …
As part of efforts to combat the increasing use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and the proliferation of chemical and radiological materials, the Nigeria Police Force has commenced an intensive training for 318 operatives. The Commissioner of Police in charge Read More …
The Spanish Canary Islands Command provides specialized training on the threat of improvised explosive devices in Cote d’Ivoire as part of the EU Security and Defence Inititiative in the Gulf of Guinea (EUSDI GoG). Far from home, under the demanding Read More …
Somalia’s Minister of Defence, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, attended a ceremony marking the handover of modern vehicles and equipment aimed at countering improvised explosive devices (C-IED) from the United Kingdom. Read More …
Turkey has begun training Syrian forces under a security agreement signed between the two countries in August, several sources familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye. One source said around 300 Syrians, mostly soldiers, but also some police officers, Read More …
The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) celebrated their military partnership in a capstone event recently marking the graduation of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) 3+ Phase 3 course. Moroccan Craft Products A joint statement Read More …
From August 4-6, 2025, DTRA’s International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), in partnership with the EU CBRN CoE and UNICRI, hosted the AFRICA SHIELD 2025 Regional Counterproliferation Workshop in Rabat, Morocco. This inaugural workshop brought together nearly 100 participants from across the Read More …
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) pose a grave security threat in the Sahel region. Threatening lives and livelihoods, the widespread use of IEDs by terrorist groups in the Sahel leads to increased loss of life, serious injuries, and psychological trauma among Read More …
Ukraine will take another step toward the safe de-occupation and clearing of war remnants. On 4 August, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced that sappers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the State Special Transport Service will be trained at the Read More …
The Ghana Army School of Ammunition and Explosives (GASAE) has held a graduation ceremony for trainees of the Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) Basic and Assistant Course 2–25 at Michel Camp on Friday, 01 August 2025. The six-week intensive programme Read More …
The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Friday committed the agency’s full support for the capability enhancement of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Explosives and Ordnance Division/Canine Group (EOD/K9 Group). Napolcom Vice Chairperson and Executive Officer Rafael Vicente Calinisan made this Read More …
France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces’ long presence in the West African country and a milestone in a withdrawal from the wider region. The commander Read More …
FORT SILL, Okla. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians trained together with troops from Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Mauritania and the Netherlands in Senegal during Exercise African Lion 2025. Army EOD technicians from the Fort Sill, Oklahoma-based 761st Ordnance Company Read More …
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., today, May 27th 2025, commissioned 50 state-of-the-art operational vehicles for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, a feat which Read More …
On Thursday 22 May, Major General Christophe Hintzy from France assumed command of NATO Mission Iraq, at a change of command ceremony in Baghdad. He succeeds Lieutenant General Lucas Schreurs from the Netherlands, who had been in post since May Read More …
Seventeen representatives from Ukraine’s demining agencies underwent a two-and-a-half month training to obtain an international qualification in explosive ordnance disposal. Organized by the OSCE Support Programme for Ukraine with support from the European Union, the training programme concluded on 18 Read More …
In 2024, Nigeria experienced 197 attacks from improved explosive devices (IEDs) – an average of nearly one IED attack every two days. Troublingly, the use of IEDs in West Africa is on the rise, with terrorist groups increasingly relying on Read More …
In an era of evolving chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, strengthening interagency readiness and operational coordination is crucial for countries around the world. These threats — whether natural, accidental or deliberate — can have devastating consequences for public Read More …
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) has finished delivering world-class Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training to international partners. The International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) EOD Level 2 course was conducted at Hells Point Read More …