Prince of the Sahel [blog]
CFR
Beneath the ideological bluster, Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is just the latest in a long line of African martial impostors.Burkinabe dictator, Captain Ibrahim… Read more »
Somali Government Forces Repel Al-Shabaab Attack
Shabelle
Somali government forces, backed by local clan militias known as Macwiisley, repelled an attack by Al-Shabaab militants in the Boos-Hareeri area of the Aadan-Yabaal district,… Read more »
Army Ready to Counter Threats, Protect Nat'l Interest - Endf Chief
Ethiopian Herald
The Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, has affirmed that Ethiopia's military has developed the capacity to counter… Read more »
E. Coli Fears Rise at Cape Town Beaches - South African News Briefs - March 3, 2025
allAfrica
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South Kivu - Front Lines Between the M23 and the 'Wazalendo' Militias Run Through the Ruzizi Plain
Agenzia Fides
The front line between the M23 guerrillas and the "Wazalendo" militiamen runs through the Ruzizi plain (in the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
UK Minister Retracts ADF Comments, Says Rwanda Not Linked to Terror Group
New Times
A British government minister who suggested that Rwanda had links with the Ugandan terrorist group ADF has retracted his claims after he admitted to the blunder, The New Times has… Read more »
Gen Muhoozi in Rwanda for Military Pact
Independent (Kampala)
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is in Rwanda for a high-profile meeting with President Paul Kagame, ChimpReports has reported. Read more »
Somali National Army Commander Commends Local Forces in Hiiraan for Bravery in Battle Against Terrorism
Radio Dalsan
The Commander of the Somali National Army's Land Forces, General Sahal Abdullahi Omar, recently visited the forces stationed in the Qoryaale area, near Jalalaqsi in the Hiiraan… Read more »
Ugandan Army Deploys to Town in Northeast DR Congo Amid Fears of Wider Conflict
RFI
The Ugandan army confirmed Sunday it has sent troops to another town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local armed groups, amid fears a raging conflict could… Read more »
TPLF Rejects Claims of 'Secret Talks' With Eritrea, Calls Accusations 'Fabricated Falsehoods'
Addis Standard
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has rejected claims that the party and Tigray military forces have engaged in "secret contact with the Eritrean government," calling the… Read more »
Sudanese Armed Forces 'Take Eastern Bank of El Manshiya Bridge' - What Next?
Dabanga
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claim to have occupied the eastern side of the strategic El Manshiya Bridge, which spans the Blue Nile east of the Sudan capital Khartoum this… Read more »
South West State President Laftagareen Inspects Ethiopian Military Training Camp, Commends Advanced Training for Special Police Forces
Radio Dalsan
Somalia's South West State President, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, recently visited an Ethiopian military training camp where he praised the high-level training being… Read more »
U.S. Forces Support Somalia in Airstrikes Against Al-Shabaab
Shabelle
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted airstrikes on March 1, 2025, targeting al Shabaab militants near Ceel Baraf, in… Read more »
Seven Civilians Die As SAF and RSF Clash in North Kordofan
Dabanga
At least seven civilians have reportedly been killed during an air strike by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) warplanes on the town of Umm Kuraydim, north of El Obeid in North Kordofan,… Read more »
Military Flight Supports Partner Training, Projects Global Power
Africom
U.S. Africa Command, supported by U.S. Strategic Command, conducted a unique training opportunity with Libyan military tactical air controllers to promote the process of… Read more »
