RSF Claims Drone Downed in South Darfur As Attacks Continue
Dabanga
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it shot down a military drone over Nyala as the city came under renewed bombardment for the fourth consecutive day. Read more »
Many Feared Abducted As Boko Haram Invades School in Borno Village
Vanguard
An unspecified number of students of Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State are feared to have been abducted when some armed… Read more »
EAC Forces Launch Regional Security Exercise 'Ushirikiano Imara' in Kenya
Nile Post
Regional security cooperation took centre stage on Thursday as armed forces from East African Community (EAC) partner states convened in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 14th edition of the… Read more »
Gunmen Invade Oyo School, Abduct Principal, Students
Vanguard
Gunmen on Friday invaded the Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting the principal of a secondary school and an unspecified number of… Read more »
Uganda Displays Military Might As Museveni Swear-in for Seventh Term
Nile Post
The skies over Kampala on Tuesday afternoon were a spectacle as Uganda held a military parade during President Museveni's swearing-in for a seventh term. Read more »
Guinea 'Beats War Drum' Over Border Dispute With Liberia
New Dawn
Guinea's representative to the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr. Dansa Kourouma--also Speaker of Guinea's National Transitional Council, has struck a combative tone at the regional body,… Read more »
All of Africa Today - May 13, 2026
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Ribadu in High-Level Meetings With Vance, Rubio As Nigeria, US Deepen Security Cooperation
This Day
*NSA seeks stronger counterterrorism collaboration amid Sahel insecurity Read more »
Tinubu Backs Stronger Military Partnerships, UN Security Reforms - Jimoh Ibrahim
Leadership
Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has said that President Bola Tinubu remained committed to strengthening military partnerships and… Read more »
Civilians Killed in Chadian Air Strikes Against Suspected Jihadists
Agenzia Fides
Aircraft belonging to the Chadian armed forces attacked Nigerian Boko Haram jihadists on the shores of Lake Chad, resulting in civilian casualties. Read more »
All of Africa Today - May 12, 2026
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Kenya's Vice CDF Says EAC Security Exercise Strengthens Regional Unity Against Emerging Threats
Nile Post
The Vice Chief of Defence Forces of the Kenya Defence Forces, Lieutenant General John Omenda, has said the ongoing East African Community (EAC) regional security command post… Read more »
Separatists Hold Many Malian Soldiers Captive
Premium Times
Many of the soldiers were captured after the military position in Kidal was taken over by a joint force of separatists and jihadists. Read more »
NHRC Demands Explanations Over Civilian Casualties in Recent Nigerian Military Airstrikes
Premium Times
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, described the repeated reports of civilian casualties from aerial bombardments as… Read more »
A Return to Dictatorship Amid Tensions Pushing the Country to the Brink
Nile Post
On May 6, the Somali National News Agency reported that 13 members of what it described as the Khawarij militias, including senior commanders, were killed in a planned military… Read more »
