President John Dramani Mahama, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, has charged Major General William Agyapong, the new ...

Strong only on paper? Fact-checking Angie Motshekga's claim about South Africa's military might The Global Firepower website did rank South Africa's military third in Africa in 2024 but it's unclear ...

Major General William Agyapong, the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has officially assumed command of the Ghana Armed ...

A Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldier of the rank of Lance Corporal based at Thebephatshwa Air Base has been arrested after ...

Having used the phrase “government is broke” on its citizens many times in an attempt to deny them salary hikes and improved ...

He said that “a modern defence force needs missiles, drones, uncrewed undersea vessels, and small surface vessels armed to the teeth”. Yet Dutton still sees AUKUS as the “linchpin” of ...

At 72, Nandi-Ndaitwah takes office as Namibia’s fifth president, succeeding Nangolo Mbumba, who had been serving as interim ...

Her ruling SWAPO party also retained its parliamentary majority, although by a very thin margin, and extended its 34-year hold on power since the southern African country gained independence from ...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first female president. She reaches the highest office in her land ...

Since the beginning of March 17, there have been 143 combat clashes on the front lines. The Russian forces are primarily attacking in the Toretsk and Pokrovsk directions, reports the General Staff of ...

South Africa’s first line of border protection in the form of 15 companies of mostly infantry soldiers deployed along just on ...

South Africa’s defence budget has increased by just R400 million from 2024/25 to R55.94 billion for the 2025/26 financial ...