July 13
Nigeria: Rewriting Nigeria's Security Playbook
This Day
The Oyo successful rescue is a triumph of intelligence and interagency cooperation, reckons Read more »
Nigeria: Nuhu Ribadu's Quiet Victories
This Day
The ONSA's integrated approach has enhanced operational efficiency, and enabled quicker responses to threats, contends PETER ATUKUME Read more »
Nigeria: GCC Tasks Troops At Fob Imeko On Vigilance, Discipline and Professionalism
This Day
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Adebayo Abdulrahman Babalola, has charged troops deployed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Imeko… Read more »
Nigeria: Black Weekend - Family of Nine, 18 Others Killed in Benue, Plateau
Vanguard
It was a bloody weekend in Benue and Plateau states as suspected terrorists killed no fewer than 27 persons, including nine members of the same family and a two-month-old baby, in… Read more »
Nigeria: Oriire Schoolchildren - How Arrest of Kidnappers' Family Members Led Victims' Rescue
Vanguard
FRESH details have emerged on the intelligence-led operation that culminated in the successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa… Read more »
Nigeria: How Combined Intelligence, Inter-Agency Cooperation, Pressure and Systematic Dismantling of Terrorists' Network Secured Release of Oyo Hostages
This Day
Fifty-six days after being held in captivity, pupils and teachers abducted by Ansaru terrorists in Oyo State were rescued, not through a daring assault, but through a carefully… Read more »
July 12
Nigeria: Troops Intercept Truck With Illicit Drugs Along Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road
Vanguard
Troops of the Nigerian Army's 65 Battalion have intercepted a truck conveying a large consignment of illicit drugs along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road following credible… Read more »
Nigeria: How Six Months of Military Operations Disrupted Terrorists' Supply Chains
Leadership
The Nigerian military's sustained operations targeting terrorists' logistics and supply networks have resulted in the recovery of a large cache of firearms and ammunition,… Read more »
July 11
Tunisia: Air Force Intervenes to Extinguish Wildfire On Jebel El Chahma in Zaghouan
Tunis Afrique Presse
The Air Force intervened on Saturday evening to help extinguish the wildfire that broke out on Jebel El Chahma in Bir Halima, Zaghouan governorate, deploying a military helicopter… Read more »
July 10
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Rescues 46 Abducted School Children
DW
The children were abducted some two months ago at three schools in the town of Orire in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state. Read more »
Nigeria: Kidnapped Oyo Pupils, Teachers Freed
Premium Times
The pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oyo State have been freed, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 10, 2026
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Kenya: Electoral Commission Chair Warned Against Repeating Mistakes of 2007 Polls
Capital FM
Senior Counsel Philip Murgor has cautioned Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon that the responsibility of safeguarding Kenya's… Read more »
Sudan: European Parliament Calls for RSF to Be Designated a Terrorist Organization
SNA
The European Parliament (EU) on Thursday called on EU member states to designate the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia as a terrorist organization, strongly condemning atrocities… Read more »
South Africa: Refugee Appeals Backlog Reduced By More Than 12%
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Home Affairs says reforms at the Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa (RAASA) have reduced the country's active refugee appeals caseload by more than 12%. Read more »
July 09
Mali: Mali Rebels Attack Convoy of Soldiers, Russian Mercenaries
DW
The convoy was bringing hundreds of personnel in reinforcement in northern Mali, where the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries are fighting jihadist and separatist militants. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian PM Says Sudan, Eritrea and TPLF Pose No Threat to Ethiopia
Dabanga
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dismissed concerns over an alleged alliance between Sudan, Eritrea and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), insisting the grouping… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo Abduction - Terrorists Demand Release of Commanders
Premium Times
"For whatever reason, they are looking for leverage because we have some of their commanders with us and they feel taking these kids and holding them to ransom will make us release… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 9, 2026
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Sudan: Senator Sanders Statement on Civil War and Genocide in Sudan [document]
United States Senate
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: Read more »
Nigeria: Iswap Attacks Army Base, Burns Police Post, Public Facilities
Premium Times
Suspected ISWAP fighters attacked a military base in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, killing a soldier before setting a police outpost, a primary healthcare centre and… Read more »
Ethiopia: The Axe and Woodcutter - Who Keeps Tigray in Crisis? [opinion]
ENA
In his address to Parliament earlier this week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, made a revealing assessment of the disquiet that perpetuates in the country's northernmost… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Rescue Abductees, Repel Iswap Attack On Military Location
This Day
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued abductees from a terrorist hideout and successfully repelled a coordinated attack by Islamic… Read more »
Uganda: We Shall Not Tolerate Agents of Foreign Interests, Gen Muhoozi Tells New UPDF Recruits
Nile Post
KAWEWETA -- Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) will not allow foreign interests to undermine Uganda's sovereignty,… Read more »
Mozambique: Military Escort Resumed Along National Road 380
AIM
Mozambican Defence and Security Forces (FDS) has resumed military escorts to vehicles along National Road 380 (EN380), in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »
