The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

The retreat, which comes amid increasing budget pressure and political upheaval in Paris, is another sign that France’s ...

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

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW explains how the ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

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

Congolese rebels take a major city, Denmark boosts defense spending, and Trump announces new plans to ...

In June last year, Rwanda's government spokesperson Yolande Makolo hit out about the presence of mercenaries in eastern DR ...

President Trump’s reversal on a spending freeze. The White House yesterday walked back President Trump’s order to freeze ...

The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday, the culmination of a yearlong process ...

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would ...

Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in clashes with ...