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Sadly, we're dealing with a brand new illustration of a coverage that, in truth, goals to take away each opposition and each discordant voice in Benin. Sadly, this has penalties as a result of the particular person we're defending is in an especially fragile state, remoted, with out the potential for having a honest trial. And there's a sense that President Talon is sweeping the rule of regulation with worrying ease. It is clearly as much as him to repair the process, to repair the destiny of the…

Final yr, regardless of Covid, army spending elevated worldwide. If Africa is the continent the place spending is lowest, it is usually the place it elevated essentially the most final yr. That is identified in a latest report from Sipri, Stockholm Worldwide Peace Analysis Institute, an institute that may be very all for this concern.…

In Nigeria, 31 troopers have been killed on Sunday, April 25, authorities stated. These answerable for the assault are believed to be the jihadists from the Islamic State group in West Africa. Nigerian troopers are stated to have been ambushed. Based on the Nigerian military, the navy convoy of about twenty automobiles was…

A Somali defense official threatens to take over Mogadishu Airport MOGADISHU, Somalia - A senior Somali defense official has threatened to take over Aden Abdulle International Airport, commonly known as Mogadishu Airport, and has rejected the decision of the House of Commons to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's reign. The lower house quickly extended Farmajo's mandate amid…

The Chadian army carried out airstrikes on Monday morning targeting a column of rebels in the northern Tibesti massif city of Zouarké, 1,000 km from Ndjamena. A military source confirmed these strikes against RFI, indicating that "the enemy has been treated". According to a witness, two MiG-21s hit the city of Zouarké on Monday…

The trial of the bombing of the French military camp Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire in 2004, which left ten dead (nine French soldiers and one American civilian), enters its third and final week on Monday before the Assize Court in Paris. The French politicians of the time will be heard as witnesses: Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and three ministers.…

Almost two weeks after the attack on the port city of Palma by the armed group calling itself Al-Chabab, the Mozambican authorities confirmed on Monday, April 5, to gradually regain control of the situation. "It is not over yet (...) but a significant number of terrorists have been shot," the commander of military operations in…

The two countries did not communicate about the event until the maneuvers were over. The Ministries of Defense simply made it clear, laconic, that the cooperation focused on the fight against dangers at sea, illegal immigration and smuggling. as reported from Tunis, Michel picardNever since the Tunisian revolution in 2011 has…

This Tuesday, March 30, the DRC's Armed Forces (FARDC) announced that they will expand military cooperation with the armies of the countries in the sub-region. Bilateral meetings between security officials in Congo and Rwanda have multiplied since Felix Tshisekedi came to power. The stated goal is to put an end to the armed groups housed on both sides of the border. The conditions for cooperation have…

Since Monday, the Assize Court in Paris has tried three pilots and co-pilots accused of murder and attempted murder in the case of the bombing of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire in 2004. On Wednesday morning, "one of the 38 French soldiers injured in the bombing, one of the most seriously affected , who gave a moving testimony. With our…