The number of young people reaching military age in African countries reflects population trends and demographic shifts.

In many African nations, the military serves as a stabilizing force, not just for warding off aggression of neighboring ...

The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...

Helicopters fleets enhance a nations defensive capabilities, supporting border security, counterinsurgency, and ...

Across Africa, paramilitary forces are central in stabilizing regions plagued by conflict as well as supporting national ...

Lindy Heinecken has spent decades researching the South African military in peacekeeping operations and has interviewed hundreds of soldiers about their experiences and the challenges during ...

Rwanda has criticized South Africa's military involvement in eastern DR Congo, accusing Pretoria of fighting on the behalf of ...

A rebel group has killed at least five soldiers in Central African Republic. That's according to an army official and city ...

The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...