August 02

• Army Gives Mugabe Leverage in Polls [analysis]

  Zimbabwe Independent

  THE military has played a crucial role in the just-ended general elections in which President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF are expecting a landslide victory, judging by the trends... Read more »

• Cameroon Prepares Repatriation Of CAR Soldiers

  Cameroon Tribune

  Events of March 24, 2013 in the Central African Republic (CAR) which saw former President François Bozize deposed by Michel Djotodia, left a bitter pill for neighbouring... Read more »

• Turaki, Journalists in War of Words Over Boko Haram Peace C'ttee's Findings

  Vanguard

  Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolutions of Security Challenges in the North, Alhaji Taminu Turaki, yesterday, confronted journalists over quest... Read more »

• Nigerian, Nigerien Forces Foil Planned Boko Haram Attack

  This Day

  Security agents in Nigeria and Niger Republic have thwarted plots by the outlawed terrorist organisation, Boko Haram, to carry out attacks on some Nigerian communities.The security... Read more »

• JTF, Niger Republic Troops Foil Planned Terrorists Regrouping

  Vanguard

  Following the military onslaught by special forces of the JTF in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states which resulted in scores of Boko Haram terrorists escaping across border communities... Read more »

• 200 Guns Surrendered By Communities in Baringo, Pokot

  The Star

  200 guns have so far been surrendered by communities in Baringo and Pokot Counties in the ongoing arms disarmament exercise in the region within the last three weeks. Baringo... Read more »

• Arms Deal Commission to Proceed

  SAPA

  The commission of inquiry into the multi-billion rand arms deal will proceed despite the resignation of a commissioner, commission spokesman William Baloyi said on Friday. Read more »

• Rangers Impound Seven Submachine Guns in Serengeti Park

  Daily News

  SEVEN submachine guns (SMGs) have been confiscated from poachers by rangers in Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) in recent months. Read more »

• Godogodo, S-West Robbery Czar Nabbed, Says No Regrets for Killing Policemen

  Vanguard

  Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, yesterday, arrested, a suspected leader of a notorious robbery gang that has been terrorizing Lagos and other states within the... Read more »

• China To Boost Military Cooperation With Cameroon

  Cameroon Tribune

  Military cooperation between Cameroon and the People's Republic of China is now set to increase following the posting of the country's first ever Defence Attaché to Cameroon... Read more »

• Soldier Caged 12 Years for Raping Wife

  New Zimbabwe

  A SOLDIER based at Induna Barracks in Bulawayo has been slapped with a twelve-year jail sentence for raping his 22-year-old wife and assaulting his brother-in-law for trying to... Read more »

• Naval Chiefs Move to Reduce Crimes, Want Maritime Law Enforced

  This Day

  The Chiefs of Naval Staff of states in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) have ended a three a three-day Regional Maritime Awareness Conference (RMAC) in Calabar with a call on their... Read more »

• Afisma - Ecowas to Reimburse Nigeria, Others

  This Day

  Nigeria, alongside Ghana, Benin Republic, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Togo and Chad are to receive refund on expenses incurred in the deployment of troops and other spending in the... Read more »

• Nigerian, Nigerien Forces Foil Planned Boko Haram Attacks

  This Day

  Security agents in Nigeria and Niger Republic have thwarted plots by the outlawed terrorist organisation, Boko Haram, to carry out attacks on some Nigerian communities. The... Read more »

• Defence Headquarters - Insurgents' Trainer Captured in Niger Rep

  Daily Trust

  The military said yesterday in Abuja that one of the training instructors of the insurgents in Nigeria has been arrested in Niger Republic. Read more »

• Boko Haram - JTF Alerts of Impending Attack in Borno

  Daily Trust

  The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State yesterday alerted residents of the state over plans by the Boko Haram insurgents to carry out "massive" attack in Maiduguri and other... Read more »

• Bauchi Bank Attack - Police Recover 207 Ammunition

  Daily Trust

  The Bauchi State Police Command recovered 207 live ammunition and 14 magazines from the hoodlums that attacked a bank in Alkaleri on Monday, Daily Trust gathered. Read more »

August 01

• Opposition Leader Agrees to Talk

  AIM

  Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, has changed his mind about dialogue with the government, and now wants more time... Read more »

• Libya Appoints New Army Chief

  Magharebia

  Libyan General National Congress President Nouri Abu Sahmein on Tuesday (July 30th).appointed Major-General Abdulsalam Jadallah al-Salihine al-Obeidi to replace Youssef... Read more »

• Defections of Fighters Affect LRA

  New Vision

  Defections of fighters from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and internal discontent by sidelined older commanders has greatly diminished Joseph Kony's control of the rebel group,... Read more »

• UN Sets Up DRC Security Zone

  VOA

  U.N. forces have established a security zone in two eastern Congolese cities to rid the area of what they call "unauthorized weapons." Read more »

• JTF Warns of Impending Boko Haram Attack in Maiduguri

  Leadership

  The military joint task force in Borno State has warned of impending attack by the Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri and its environs, during and after the Eid-el-fitri celebration,... Read more »

• Khartoum and Juba Agree to Stop Immediately Support to Rebel Groups

  Sudan Tribune

  Sudan and South Sudan security committee agreed to stop all forms of support to rebel groups and established a joint team to investigate claims and complaints from both sides. Read more »

• Troops From Mali Land in Maiduguri

  Daily Trust

  A total of 100 Nigerian soldiers airlifted from Mali yesterday have arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State to reinforce the fight against insurgents. Read more »

• Nigeria Begins Troops Pullout From Mali

  Vanguard

  Nigeria began withdrawing some of its 1,200 troops in Mali, yesterday, and redeploy them in security operations at home, military authorities said, Tuesday. Read more »