In the shadow of South Africa’s 30-year democratic milestone, a chilling narrative has emerged: the spectre of a coup d’état. On 16 July 2025, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni stunned ...

Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained near record pace, with the Sahel and ...

Crew members of the Russian Navy training ship Smolny met with their counterparts in the South African Navy during the vessel ...

Burkina Faso has taken delivery of another batch of military vehicles and artillery systems from China as it continues to ...

Nigeria is looking to buy $346 million worth of munitions from the United States, including guided bombs and rockets, with the State Department approving the possible sale. The US Defense Security ...

Military veterans advocacy group Amalgamated Veterans of South Africa (AVSA) has raised its concerns over the lack of clarity ...

The reintroduction of large-scale combat operations on the continent of Europe has reinvigorated calls for increased defence investments. Most recently at the 2025 NATO Summit, member nations pushed ...

Vice Admiral Monde Lobese’s SA Navy (SAN) this week put three platforms into False Bay as part of its national force preparation exercise Red Lion 2025, and these were briefly joined by the new French ...

Chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, during a trip to Iran have drawn the ire of two Cabinet ministers and attracted the attention of the force’s commander-in-chief as well as a court martial call. An ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has expressed concern over what it says is the increasing trend of uniformed ...

Somalia loses around US$300 million annually to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in its vast waters. Boasting ...

The Beninese Armed Forces has introduced new equipment into its inventory, including Cayman and MCAV-20 armoured personnel ...