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On 17th December, more than eight million Chadians will vote in a referendum on a new constitution, according to the National Commission in charge of organizing the constitutional referendum. But the ballot seems to be going in General…

The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has called for urgent action to address the growing trend of military incursions into politics in West Africa. Justice Asante who made the call in a goodwill…

Nigerien military regime on Wednesday congratulated the Malian junta on the “liberation of Kidal" the previous day, a strategic town that had been under the control of predominantly Tuareg separatists. "This martyred town had remained…

Malian military has seized control of the northern town of Kidal, marking the first time the army has held the Tuareg rebel stronghold in nearly a decade, state broadcaster ORTM reported. "This is a message from the president of the…

The Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs of Burkina Faso Kassoum Coulibaly was in Moscow. He met with the Defence minister of the Russian federation, and they agreed to strengthen ties. Burkina's military rulers have been looking…

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country after its democratically elected president was deposed in a coup. The announcement is a…

Gabonese deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba's son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, and several members of his cabinet were jailed and charged with "high treason" and "active corruption", the Libreville prosecutor said. Ali Bongo's eldest son,…

The crash of a military helicopter in Kenya, near the border with Somalia, killed at least eight people, officials said Tuesday. The cause of the accident in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast, was not immediately clear. Kenyan defense…

The Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff  CDS, General Christopher  Musa has tofay received back to the country, heroic military athletes freshly from the Invictus Games, Russell, Germany. The CDS who was represented by the Chief of Defence…

A Malian army camp was targeted by a suicide attack in Gao on Friday, the day after a double attack blamed on terrorists which killed at least 64 civilians and soldiers in the north, where tension is growing day by day. The army spoke in…