Africa • Page 69 of 293 • The Defense Post

Jun- 2024 -

11 June

Nigeria Gunmen Kill 26, Kidnap Dozens

Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 26 people, including four policemen, and kidnapped dozens more in a raid on a northwestern Nigerian village.

11 June

Joe Saballa

Nigerian Army to Receive More Tactical Vehicles for Counter-Terrorism Ops

The Nigerian Army will soon receive an additional fleet of tactical armored vehicles to boost its capability in combating various security challenges.

10 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Armed Conflicts in 2023 Highest Since End of WWII: Study

More armed conflicts took place worldwide in 2023 than any other year since the end of the Second World War, according to a Norwegian study.

10 June

Somali National Army soldiers during training in Mogadishu

Staff Writer With AFP

Somalia Says 5 Soldiers Killed in Battle That Killed 50 Jihadists

Somalia's government said five soldiers died in a battle in which they killed nearly 50 fighters from the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab.

7 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Activists Say About ‘40 Dead’ in Shelling Near Khartoum

Pro-democracy activists in Sudan reported about 40 people were killed in "violent artillery fire" carried out by paramilitary forces near Khartoum.

6 June

Fighters ride in a vehicle in a military convoy in Gedaref, Sudan

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Committee Says ‘Up to 100’ Killed in Village Attack

A paramilitary attack on a central Sudan village has killed "up to 100" people, a local pro-democracy activists' committee said.

5 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen Kill Seven Benin Soldiers in Attack: Army Source

Gunmen killed seven Benin soldiers in an attack in the north of the country in Pendjari National Park, an army source and a security source said.

3 June

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stands guard on a hill overlooking a United Nations tank position near the village of Kibumba I, around 20km from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's restive North Kivu province on July 11, 2012.

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo Rebels Kill South African Soldier, Wound 13

One South African soldier died, and 13 more were wounded in a battle with M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said.

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31 May

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Security Council Extends South Sudan Arms Embargo

The UN Security Council overcame resistance from several countries and extended an arms embargo and sanctions imposed in an effort to stem violence in South Sudan.

31 May