February 26, 2023
Africa: Wagner Group Offshoots Spread Russian Influence in Africa
The Kremlin-backed private military contractor is using shady business ventures for unofficial Russian diplomacy across the African continent, researchers say. Read more »
February 22, 2023
South Africa: Russia Rules Out Hypersonic Missile Launch Off South Africa
A Russian ship loaded with hypersonic missiles will take part in joint naval drills with China off South Africa's eastern coast this week. But a Russian commander denied there were… Read more »
February 16, 2023
South Africa: Russia-China Naval Exercises Strain Ties With West
Pretoria's Western allies are unhappy about South Africa hosting upcoming joint naval exercises with Russia and China. Historical ties between Moscow and the ruling ANC may explain… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Somalia: U.S. Forces Kill Militant Leader in Somalia Operation - Pentagon
Pentagon officials say Bilal al-Sudani was killed in a special military operation and was a "key facilitator" for the "Islamic State" group's expansion. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Burkina Faso: France Agrees to Pull Troops From Burkina Faso
France has received a request from the Burkinabe military junta to withdraw its troops from the Sahel country and will do so within a month. The success of the counterterrorism… Read more »
January 22, 2023
Somalia: Blast, Gunfire Near Mayoral Office Kills Several
An explosion near a government building in Mogadishu was followed by a shootout between security forces and gunmen that left at least five civilians dead. The al-Shabab terror… Read more »
Ethiopia: Eritrean Troops Seen Leaving Towns in Ethiopia's Tigray
Locals said convoys of Eritrean forces aligned with Ethiopia's government were pulling out. The US hailed the "ongoing withdrawal" as a key step to peace after two years of… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Orders French Troops to Leave
Relations between the two nations soured after the army took control, for a second time, in Burkina Faso in September last year. France also pulled out of neighboring Mali last… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Are European Mercenaries Fighting in the DR Congo Conflict?
Western diplomats are deeply worried about the sudden appearance of Eastern European mercenaries in the volatile eastern Congo. Despite denials by Kinshasa, rumors abound that it… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Southern Africa: Probe Into Southern African Soldiers Burning Bodies
A 20-second video circulating online depicting soldiers throwing bodies onto a burning pile of rubbish in Mozambique has prompted an investigation. It could amount to war crimes if… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Mali: Mali Pardons 49 Ivorian Soldiers
The soldiers were arrested in July and accused of conspiring against the Malian government. Three had been sentenced to death in absentia. Read more »
December 31, 2022
Mali: Court Sentences 46 Ivorian Soldiers to Jail
The court said the Ivorian soldiers sought to undermine Mali's security. The arrest of the soldiers has sparked a diplomatic row between the two West African nations. Read more »
December 30, 2022
Gambia: Former Minister Released After Alleged Coup
Momodou Sabally was arrested after Gambia's government said it had thwarted a coup. He was minister under strongman Yahya Jammeh, who ruled for 22 years. Read more »
December 28, 2022
Mali: What's Next for the Bundeswehr in Mali?
The last year of the German military's Mali mission is approaching, with withdrawal due to end in May 2024. But the Sahel region remains dangerous -- which is why troops are… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Vague Prospects for Peace
The M23, a key rebel group in the eastern Congo, says it has agreed to a ceasefire but experts are skeptical. The European Union has meanwhile imposed new sanctions on M23… Read more »
December 05, 2022
West Africa: West African Leaders Agree to Create Regional Peacekeeping Force
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is planning a peacekeeping force to intervene against jihadism in its member states and in the event of coups. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Mali: Germany Deliberates Pulling Out of UN's Mali Mission
Germany is deciding whether to completely pull out of the UN's MINUSMA peacekeeping mission in Mali. This comes after Britain and Ivory Coast said they would withdraw their troops. Read more »
Africa: Russia Pushes Military Diplomacy in Africa Amid Ukraine War
Troop training, arms sales and mercenaries are the pillars of Russia's security support in Africa. But analysts say the war in Ukraine has exposed the risks to African nations of… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Africa: Kenya to Send Soldiers Into Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya says it is deploying troops to fight an insurgency in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The announcement comes as tensions flare over alleged support for the… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Running Out of Medical Supplies, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization warned that hospitals are running dangerously low on medical supplies, as fighting between federal and Tigrayan forces intensify following a lull in… Read more »
Africa: Turkey Steps Up Arms Exports to Africa
Sales of drones and other arms to African nations are booming after Turkey signed military cooperation deals with dozens of governments on the continent. DW examines why so many… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Libya: Sea-Watch Said Libyans Threatened to Shoot Down Its Plane
The Libyan coast guard reportedly ordered a Sea-Watch aircraft to leave or face being fired at with missiles. The Libyans ultimately pulled migrants from the Mediterranean before… Read more »
October 02, 2022
Burkina Faso: Junta Chief Urges Coup Leaders to 'Come to Their Senses'
Burkina Faso's junta leader Damiba -- whom military officers claim to have ousted -- urged coup plotters to avoid a "fratricidal war." Damiba himself came to power in a coup less… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Burkina Faso: New Coup Leader Blames Violence On 'Counteroffensive'
The leader of Friday's coup has accused the military man he deposed of plotting a counter-offensive with French aid. Violence has persisted in the capital with gunshots heard. Read more »
September 03, 2022
Somalia: At Least 20 People Killed in Food Convoy Attack
Four trucks carrying food relief and three minibuses were set ablaze. Authorities said al-Shabab has been intensifying attacks in the central Hiran region. Read more »