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Somalia’s new president has declared the country a war zone and replaced its military and intelligence chiefs while instructing the army to prepare a new offensive against al-Shabaab extremists. The shakeup on Thursday is an attempt to improve the worsening security situation as the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab steps up its deadly …

The United States African Command (AFRICOM) has sought for more Collaborative efforts in terms of Training and Security between the U.S and Nigeria. The Commander AFRICOM General Thomas Waldhauser made this declaration while delivering a lecture for Course 25 Participants at The National Defence College, Abuja. The Commander re-iterated the …

The state of emergency in force almost non-stop for 16 months in Mali was extended by 10 days from Friday, the government said. The fresh extension would allow the government to “further strengthen prevention and counter-terrorism measures, and increase the operational capabilities and processes of the armed forces and security,” …

Army chief of staff Mahmoud Hegazy met on Tuesday with British deputy chief of the defence staff, Mark Carleton-Smith, who was heading a delegation visiting Egypt. The meeting discussed a joint cooperation in the military field between the two countries, in light of the terrorism challenging the region, a statement …

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve started Wednesday, a two-day working visit to Algeria, which is part of the regular consultations between the two countries. Upon his arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport, Cazeneuve was welcomed by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and members of the government.

President Donald Trump signaled a new era in US-Egypt relations on Monday, assuring his Egyptian counterpart that years of tepid relations will now give way to a “great bond” between their two nations. Trump reunited with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi for talks ranging from collaboration against the Islamic State group to …

With EU help, the Central African Republic is seeking to turn the page on years of bloodshed by retraining its army and by month’s end a first battalion is to present arms. The European Union last year unveiled the launch of a two-year military training mission for CAR troops in …

The United Nations says roughly 3 000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda after fighting in the eastern town of Pajok. The UN refugee agency spokesperson Katherine Weinright says that represents a “significant increase” in the number of refugees in the Lamwo area of Uganda. The influx is expected …

The UN investigators said on Monday they had found more mass graves in the central Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where tribal militias are battling security forces. “We have shared with the authorities the discovery of new mass graves in Grand Kasai. The number has risen from …

Sudan and Tunisia on Thursday signed 22 agreements, executive programs and Memoranda of Understanding to enhance cooperation between the two sides. The operation agreements, signed during meetings of the joint Sudanese-Tunisian Higher Committee, include areas of health, tourism, occupational training and operation, technical education and agriculture.