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• Warlord Wanted by Hague Court Killed in DR Congo

  

  The Congolese army says that its forces killed Sylvestre Mudacumura, commander of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda and "his closest lieutenants". Mudacumura has ... Read more »

  • Congo-Kinshasa: Warlord Sought By ICC Killed
  • Rwanda: Militia Leader Wanted for War Crimes Killed in Congo

• Nigerian Army Accuses NGO of Aiding Boko Haram

  

  The army has closed down offices of an international aid organisation, Action Against Hunger, which it accuses of aiding Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country. The ... Read more »

  • Nigeria: Nigerian Army Blacklists Action Against Hunger, Accuses It of Aiding Boko Haram
  • Nigeria: Nigerian Soldiers Seal Another Office of International Humanitarian Organisation

• Was War Hero Tongogara Murdered For Speaking Against Mugabe?

  

  The late celebrated liberation war commander Josiah Tongogara was killed by people linked to former president Robert Mugabe for openly supporting Mugabe's then arch-rival Joshua ... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Tongogara Was Murdered For Speaking Against Mugabe - Dabengwa
  • Zimbabwe: Ex-Army General Chiwenga Says He Knew Tongogara Was Going to Die

• Mugabe Spent Final Days Using Uber Rides - Jonathan Moyo

  

  In a rather shocking revelation, exiled former minister Jonathan Moyo has alleged that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga wanted the late former president Robert Mugabe to die in ... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Chiwenga Wanted Mugabe to Die in Office - Jonathan Moyo
  • Zimbabwe: Mugabe - a Product of a Vicious System

• Violence Following Cameroon Seperatist Leader's Sentencing

  

  The military says at least two people were killed in Bamenda and six wounded in a shoot-out after separatists attacked towns and villages in protest after a military tribunal gave ... Read more »

  • Cameroon: Separatists Attack Over Leader's Life Sentence
  • Cameroon: Cameroon Separatist Leaders Who Sought Refuge in Nigeria Jailed for Life

• Top Ugandan Army Generals On Retirement Lists Revealed

  

  The Uganda People's Defence Force generals Katumba Wamala, Charles Angina, Otema Awany and Nakibus Lakara top the lists of 581 officers who are set to retire in the years 2021 and ... Read more »

  • Uganda: Top Army Generals On 2021, 2022 Retirement Lists Revealed
  • Uganda: Army Accused of Discrimination When Appointing Top Posts

• Army 'Becoming Tourists on Cape Flats' - South African Residents

  

  Community Policing Forums have suggested several ways in which the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) can best take advantage of their deployment to the Cape Flats. This ... Read more »

  • South Africa: Army 'Becoming Tourists On the Cape Flats', Say Some Cpfs As Deployment Is Extended
  • South Africa: SANDF's Deployment in Western Cape Extended to March 2020

• Nigerian Army Adopts New Tactics Against North-Eastern Militants

  

  With Boko Haram still launching attacks, now joined by the self-proclaimed "Islamic State in West Africa" group, the army is concentrating its fighting forces in strongholds called ... Read more »

  • Nigeria: Army Launches 20 'Super Camps' to Fight Boko Haram
  • Nigeria: 'Islamic State' Group Attacks Three Borno Towns

• UN Eases Arms Embargo on Central African Republic

  

  The resolution said there is an "urgent need for the CAR authorities to train and equip their defence and security forces to be able to respond proportionately to threats to the ... Read more »

  • Central African Republic: UN Eases Arms Embargo
  • Central African Republic: CAR's Peace Deal - Violated and Fragile

• Military, Shiite Muslims Clash in Nigeria

  

  Many people are feared dead following a bloody clash between armed soldiers and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State. Read more »

  • Nigeria: Zaria Clash - Civil Society Urges Army Chief to Step Aside
  • Nigeria: Huriwa Seeks Better Relations Between Army, Civilians After Military/Shiites Clash