The number of active military personnel varies across Africa, with some countries maintaining a small force due to economic ...

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

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

African leaders trying to solve the fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 armed group and Congolese government forces were on Sunday waiting for a response to their ...

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

The RSF, which has said it would support the formation of a rival civilian administration, has retreated, overpowered by the ...

Francis Kokoroko/Reuters] Published On 29 Jan 202529 Jan 2025 The military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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

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