June 28
Rwanda: RDF Officers Graduate From Ugandan Military College
New Times
Two officers from Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) on Thursday, June 27, graduated from the Uganda's Senior Command and Staff College in Kimaka. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Pulls Out 10 Armoured Corps Generals
Daily Trust
The Nigerian Army has officially retired 10 generals from the Armoured Corps in Bauchi. Read more »
June 27
Uganda: ICC Trust Fund for Dominic Ongwen Victims Appeals for Funding [press release]
ICC
The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) calls for immediate voluntary contributions for the expeditious delivery of reparations to victims of… Read more »
Kenya: As Kenyan President Ruto Ticks Off His to-Do List From US State Visit, We Review Some of His Claims, Including On Peacekeeping
Africa Check
As Kenyan president Ruto ticks off his to-do list from US state visit, we review some of his claims, including on peacekeeping Read more »
Kenya: Opposition Coalition Files Petition Against Army Deployment to Stop Protests
Capital FM
Azimio La Umoja has filed petition under certificate of urgency against KDF deployment to quell protests ahead of a ruling on a similar case by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). Read more »
Botswana: United States Turns Over C-130h to Botswana Defence Force
Africom
U.S. Ambassador Howard A. Van Vranken, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, and U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, participated in the official… Read more »
West Africa: Sahel - Navigating Germany's Development Cooperation
DW
Faced with military-led governments across Africa's Sahel region, grassroots organizations and their German partners are seeking fresh foundations for their continued cooperation. Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S. Denies Zimbabwe's Claims It Is Militarizing Zambia
VOA
The head of U.S. Africa Command denied Thursday claims by Zimbabwean government officials that Washington is setting up a military base in neighboring Zambia and wants to move… Read more »
Africa: African Standby Force@20 - Time for Operationalisation
Daily Trust
The African Standby Force (ASF), established by the African Union (AU) to implement the continent's right to intervene in situations that require military force, just clocked 20… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Repel Attack On Police Station, Kill Five Terrorists in Ebonyi - Army
Premium Times
The army said troops engaged the terrorists in a hot pursuit, leading to an intense gun battle, which resulted in the elimination of five of them. Read more »
Kenya: Court Allows KDF Deployment to Quell Riots but Gives Govt 2 Days to Outline Scope, Duration
Capital FM
The High Court has declined to outlaw the deployment of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers to help police quell anti-budget protests. Read more »
Nigeria: Video of Nigerian Military Academy Initiation Goes Viral With False Claim It Shows 'Africans Selling Africans' to Work in DRC Mines
Africa Check
Video of Nigerian military academy initiation goes viral with false claim it shows 'Africans selling Africans' to work in DRC mines Read more »
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Mourns the Death of Two SANDF Members
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep sadness at the deaths of two South African National Defence Force soldiers, following a mortar attack at their base in Sake in the… Read more »
Liberia: AFL Soldiers Disrobed
New Dawn
The High Command of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) administratively discharges three personnel for the "Good of the Service and for conduct not in keeping with AFL standards and… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Chief of Staff Urges Aggrieved Nigerians to Drop Arms, Seek Dialogue
This Day
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has declared that it is only in a peaceful atmosphere that the economy of any country could thrive, hence the need for all… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Brig-Gen Mutsvunguma Declared Hero
The Herald
WAR veteran and Retired Brigadier-General Romeo Donald Mutsvunguma, who died in Rusape last Wednesday, has been declared a national hero. Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Youths Protest, Commend Police Over Sealing of LG Secretariats
This Day
Hundreds of youths in Rivers State on Tuesday took to the streets in support of the State Police Command for occupying the 23 local government secretariats in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Kills 2,245 Terrorists, Apprehends 3,682 Others - DHQ
Premium Times
DHQ said the military operations took place between April and June 2024. Read more »
June 26
Congo-Kinshasa: South African Soldiers Killed in DR Congo Attack, 20 Injured
SAnews.gov.za
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) announced on Wednesday that two soldiers were killed yesterday when M23 rebels attacked the town of Sake in the Democratic Republic… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Two More SANDF Soldiers Killed in Eastern DRC, Death Toll Rises to Five
Daily Maverick
South Africa's death toll in the DRC mission has risen to five after a mortar attack on their base claimed two soldiers. Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Crisis - Why Failed Bomber Targeted Port Harcourt Hotel - Fubara
Premium Times
The oil-rich state has been plagued by a political crisis because of the battle for the control of its political structure. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Govt Forces Eliminate Seven Al-Shabaab Fighters in Galmudug State
Shabelle
The National Armed Forces, with the support of local clan militia, successfully eliminated seven al-Shabaab members in the Ali-Adhole area near Eldher district in Galmudug State. Read more »
Nigeria: Drop Arms, Seek Dialogue, Chief of Army Staff Tells Aggrieved Groups
Daily Trust
Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja, has appealed to aggrieved Nigerians who have taken up arms against the state to drop their arms and seeks dialogue. Read more »
Nigeria: We're Not Recruiting 'Foreign Terrorists' As Soldiers - Army
Daily Trust
Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, dismissed reports in some sections of the media that it is recruiting foreign terrorists popularly described as "fundamentalists and… Read more »
Africa: Africa's World War 2 Veterans Are the Ignored Heroes of Britain's Colonial Empire [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Many African WW2 veterans returned with a sense of pride and commitment to the democratic and human rights movement that they helped create, but were disappointed by the treatment… Read more »