Tag: Africa
Pentagon expects China to add international military bases
The US Defence Department expects China to add military bases around the world to protect its investments in its ambitious One Belt One Road...
Clashes rage in Libya despite UN truce call
Tripoli: Fighting raged south of Libya's capital Sunday despite a UN call for a two-hour ceasefire, as forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar and the...
Triple Nickels kick-off exercise African Lion 2019 with a roar
BEN GUERIR AIR BASE, MOROCCO: Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing and Royal Moroccan Air Force conduct F-16 aviation training during exercise African Lion...
US conducts series of strikes in Somalia
US forces have conducted a series of air strikes in Somalia in recent days, including one announced Wednesday that officials said killed six militants. The...
Russia signs military cooperation pact with Central African Republic
Moscow and the Central African Republic signed a military cooperation agreement on Tuesday, less than a month after three Russian journalists were killed in...
France, Britain, US put UN hold on Chinese arms deliveries to Central African Republic
France, Britain and the United States have put a hold on a request from the Central African Republic (CAR) for UN Security Council approval...
Pentagon probe finds training, command issues in Niger ambush
A comprehensive probe into last year's deadly attack on US and local forces in Niger uncovered a series of avoidable blunders leading up to...
UK to Deploy Chinooks to Support French Operations in Africa
The Prime Minister is expected to make the announcement as part of the UK-France Summit at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where she will...
Live-Fire Exercises Conducted by PLA Base in Djibouti
The Djibouti Logistics Support Base of the People's Liberation Army conducted a live-fire exercise on Thursday with its heavy-duty weapons, according to the Chinese...
France says ‘go ahead’ to African security initiatives
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday encouraged African nations calling for greater autonomy over their security to "go for it", following the...
