Horn of Africa Leaders Back Somalia's Quest to Completely Lift Arms Embargo By End of 2023
Capital FM
Horn of Africa leaders now want the international community to repeal the existing United Nations arms embargo in Somalia allowing President Hassan Mohamud led government better… Read more »
Somalia Sends Thousands of Army Recruits to Nearby Countries for Training - Report
VOA
The Somali government has sent thousands of military recruits to nearby countries for training to strengthen the army for its war against al-Shabab militants, according to the… Read more »
Usafricom to Conduct Largest East African Military Exercise in Kenya
Capital FM
The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) is set to conduct the largest East African military exercise next month in Kenya. Read more »
Rights Group Set to Probe Allegation of Secret Abortion Programme Against Nigerian Military
Premium Times
Reuters, had, in an investigative report, alleged that the Nigerian military ran the programme, secretly terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies of freed captives of Boko Haram… Read more »
Army Campaigning for Zanu-PF in Hwange, Binga - 2008 Repeat Fears Abound
New Zimbabwe
A JUNIOR army officer has revealed one of the state security agent's battalions is set to be deployed to Hwange and Binga where it will spearhead ruling Zanu PF campaigns. Read more »
Djibouti Defense Minister Arrives in Somalia
Shabelle
The Minister of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur, today welcomed his Djibouti counterpart Hassan Omar Mohamed in Mogadishu. Read more »
RDF Officers' Ranks to Be Worn On Chest for Combat Uniforms
New Times
Officers and junior soldiers in the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) will, henceforth, wear their army insignia on the chest for combat uniforms, a highly placed source has confirmed to… Read more »
Russian Ship Off Beira, as China and Russia Increase Their Presence
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
The Russian cargo vessel Lady R is currently at anchor off Beira having sailed from the South Africa Naval Base at Simon's Town on 9 December, where it apparently loaded and… Read more »
Mnangagwa Orders Payment of Compensation for 258 Zipra Cadres Fired From ZNA During Gukurahundi
New Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly ordered payment of compensation of 258 former ZIPRA combatants who were summarily dismissed from the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) during… Read more »
Are European Mercenaries Fighting in the DR Congo Conflict? [analysis]
DW
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 »
U.S. Forces Kill Militant Leader in Somalia Operation - Pentagon
DW
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 »
The Wife of Isis Leader in Somalia Sentenced to Military Prison
Shabelle
The Somali government announced today that the wife of the leader of Daesh in Somalia, Abdulkadir Mu'min, was sentenced to military prison. Read more »
Govt Welcomes Killing of IS Leader
VOA
Somalia's government welcomed the death of Bilal al-Sudani, the Islamic State group leader killed by U.S. special operations forces in a remote part of northern Somalia on… Read more »
France Recalls Ambassador From Burkina Faso As Troops Prepare to Leave
RFI
Officials in Paris on Thursday announced that France was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso, a day after agreeing to demands from the ruling military junta to pull out… Read more »
Senior Jubaland Army Commander Hurt in Al-Shabaab Attack
Shabelle
Heavy fighting between the Jubbaland state forces and Al-Shabaab occurred in the Sijngaleyr area near the southern port city of Kismayo. Read more »
