African countries are advancing in military strength, as reflected in improved positions in global rankings. The Global ...

The Global Firepower Index for 2025 has ranked countries based on military strength, considering factors like personnel, ...

The Kenya Defence Forces have been ranked 83rd globally and 11th in Africa, showcasing Kenya’s growing military strength and ...

At least 22 soldiers have been killed and several wounded in Nigeria's northeast after insurgents deployed improvised ...

Nigeria's Power Index (PwrIndx) score for 2024 was 0.5619, with a score of 0.0000 representing the pinnacle of military strength. Meanwhile, Egypt retained its position as Africa's strongest ...

The Armed Forces of Nigeria dropped to 39th place globally in the 2024 Global Firepower (GFP) rankings, marking their second consecutive decline after being ranked 36th in 2023 and 35th in 2022.

And so, the end of military rule ushered in a new era of elections ... Unfortunately, these different cultures and traditions, rather than be a source of strength to Nigerian citizens, was often ...

Strained relations between Nigeria and Niger, stemming from Niger’s coup d’etat in July 2023, have also affected joint military operations and given the Lakurawa group more room to expand ...

the surrender of the terrorists was a direct result of the overwhelming firepower unleashed by Nigerian troops, which left the terrorist leaders with no option but to capitulate. “The military also ...

But estimates of force strength vary. Nigeria’s former defense minister, Bashir Salihi Magashi in February 2023 expressed concerns that the country’s military was overstretched due to inadequate ...

The Minister of State for Defence, House of Lords United Kingdom, Lord Vernon Coaker, has said that the British government ...