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The first fighting contingents of soldiers and military policemen from Latin America arrived in Port-au-Prince, to join the armed international security mission in Haiti’s fight against terrorizing gangs. The 83 security personnel…

At least 23 Congolese soldiers are facing the death penalty or 10 to 20 years in prison following arraignment for alleged rape, desertion and other crimes amid the fighting in the country’s conflict-battered east, according to Congo's army.…

At least 15 Chadian soldiers were killed and 32 others wounded in clashes between the army and Boko Haram fighters, the army's spokesman said, adding that 96 Boko Haram members were also killed. General Issakh Acheikh on Sunday did not…

South African military has said on Thursday that two of its soldiers were killed and three wounded by a mortar bomb in Democratic Republic of Congo, as President Cyril Ramaphosa struck back against opposition claims that they were…

South Africa is set to deploy a contingent of 2,900 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo to aid in the fights against armed rebel groups in the east. In a statement, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said the deployment is…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed its deep sorrow over a series of brutal assaults carried out by armed factions within the Republic of Niger. Tragically, these heinous incidents have claimed the lives…

At least 17 Nigerien soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack by suspected terrorists near the Niger-Mali border, the defense ministry said in Niamey. Early Tuesday afternoon, "a detachment of the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) moving…

Members of Mali's security forces have cast their ballots during early voting ahead of the new constitution referendum.  The referendum slated for June 18 is a major milestone on the road to elections promised for February 2024. On…

Six Malian soldiers were killed and nine wounded earlier this week in an ambush on a Malian army detachment near Bamako in the west of the country, from police sources and a local elected official. The soldiers were ambushed in this area…

A group of African soldiers have been selected to participating in an annual U.S. military-led counterterrorism exercise. The Flintlock 2023 drills, a two-week training, are being staged in Ghana and Ivory Coast. The troops were in…