March 20
Uganda: Museveni to Remove Army From Fishing Communities
Nile Post
President Museveni has promised to withdraw the army from the water bodies and hand over the administration of fishing communities to the "elders". Read more »
Nigeria: Murder of Soldiers - 'There'll Be No More Attacks On Villages, If Any Has Happened,' - Delta Governor
Premium Times
The governor spoke on Tuesday shortly after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Read more »
March 19
Niger: Niger Has Cut Military Ties With the U.S. - Why This Is Bad for the Sahel's Security [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Niger - a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world - recently announced it was suspending military cooperation with the United States. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Denies Responsibility for Retaliatory Attack On Delta Community
Premium Times
Suspected residents of Okuama community on Thursday ambushed and murdered the soldiers including four officers. Read more »
Niger: Why Has Niger Declared U.S. Military Presence in Its Territory Illegal?
People's Dispatch
Only months after forcing its former colonizer France to withdraw its troops, Niger, West Africa's largest country, has said the presence of US troops is illegal. This could be a… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Rescue 16 Abductees in Kaduna
VOA
Nigeria's military on Tuesday said troops have rescued 16 abductees in northwest Kaduna state after exchanging fire with insurgents who attacked a local community on Sunday night… Read more »
Seychelles: Seychelles and Indian Forces Participate in 10th Military Exercise
Seychelles News Agency
The 10th joint-military exercise called 'LAMITYE', meaning friendship in the Creole language, between the Indian Army and the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) started in the island… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Probes Killing of Soldiers in Delta, Rejects One-Minute Silence for Deceased
Premium Times
The Committees on Defence, Army, Air Force and Navy are to conduct the investigation and report to the upper legislative chamber. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Says Operation Against Al-Shabab Killed Nearly 40 Militants
VOA
The Somali government says that a new military operation against al-Shabab killed nearly 40 militants in Lower Shabelle region. Read more »
March 18
Niger: Niamey Revokes Military Cooperation Agreement with the United States After Tense Bilateral Talks
allAfrica
The military regime in Niger on Saturday revoked "with immediate effect" the military cooperation agreement with the United States dating from 2012. The decision followed several… Read more »
Nigeria: 183 Ex-Niger Delta Militants Sue Nigerian Govt, Presidential Amnesty Programme
Premium Times
The 183 ex-Niger Delta militants are challenging the stoppage of their monthly stipends the Nigerian government was paying them under the presidential amnesty scheme. Read more »
Niger: U.S. Working Diplomatically With Niger on New Path of Cooperation
DOD
Last week, a U.S. delegation met with Nigerien officials, expressing concerns over Niger's potential relationships with Russia and Iran, as well as the status of U.S. forces in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Releases Names, Photos of Soldiers Killed in Delta
Premium Times
Military authorities announced the killing of the soldiers on Saturday. Read more »
Niger: Regional Analysts Concerned Over Niger's Future Military Cooperation With U.S.
VOA
Analysts in West Africa are raising concerns about U.S. military operations across the Sahel after Niger ended military cooperation with the United States on Saturday. The U.S has… Read more »
Niger: U.S. Holds Out Hope for Partnership With Niger
VOA
The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country's ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for… Read more »
Sudan: SPLM-N Condemns Sudanese Air Force Bombing of Nuba Village School
Dabanga
At least 14 people, most of them children, were killed in an airstrike launched by an Antonov of the Sudanese Air Force on El Hadra village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan,… Read more »
Nigeria: Attack On Our Military Men Is Attack On Our Nation, We Won't Accept It - Tinubu
This Day
In a tone denoting the weight of his office as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces, President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, warned that any attack on the armed forces or any of their… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Begins Mass Metering of Army Barracks Nationwide
Vanguard
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has released N12.7 billion to provide meters in Army barracks across the country. Read more »
March 17
Sudan: Sudan War - 'Iranian Drones Played Decisive Role in Omdurman Battle'
Dabanga
Iranian Mohajer-6 drones played an important role and were a 'decisive factor' in the success of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) battle to wrest control of the National Radio and… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon's Rebels May Not Achieve Their Goal of Creating the Ambazonian State - but They're Still a Threat to Stability [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Cameroon's separatist insurgency is an armed conflict in the country's North West (NW) and South West (SW) regions that began in 2017. It pits government forces against several… Read more »
Nigeria: Killers of 16 Army Personnel in Delta Must Face Consequences - Senate
Leadership
The Senate has reacted to the gruesome murder of 16 Army personnel of 'Operation Delta Safe' in Okuama community of Ughelli South local government area of Delta State during a… Read more »
Niger: 'Condescending Attitude' - Niger Cuts Ties With U.S. Army
DW
The US operated a major drone base near Agadez to combat Islamist militants. But since a coup last year, Niger's ruling junta has cut ties with Western powers and moved closer… Read more »
March 16
Nigeria: 16 Soldiers Killed in Delta State Community Clashes
DW
The peacekeeping soldiers were responding to a distress call during fighting between two communities over a land dispute. A few arrests have been made following the ambush of the… Read more »
February 26
Nigeria: The Case Against Military Rule [blog]
CFR
Nigeria needs a change of direction, not a change of government. Read more »