The Sahel region faces complex security crises driven by violent extremism, farmer-herder conflicts and banditry. Extremism is the major driver of violence.

Just short of 300 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel are adding to the collective store of the country’s military knowledge in 13 foreign countries, ...

Mali’s military has taken delivery of another batch of military hardware from China, with the latest consignment including CS/VP14 armoured personnel carriers ...

Recent developments between India and Algeria - with several-high level visits - reflect a deepening defence, economic, and geopolitical relationship.

Members of the Public Servants Association (PSA) working for the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on Friday picketed outside the DMV’s head office in ...

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Sudan's Military Industry Corporation (MIC) recently unveiled its new Safaroog one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in what is a notable milestone for ...

State capture of Denel and subsequent cash flow issues facilitated an exodus of skilled personnel and their intellectual property (IP) to countries in the ...

The South African Navy’s Valour class frigate SAS Amatola was awarded the title of Best Sailing Ship for the 2024/25 financial year by the Chief of the Navy ...

More than 100 civilians have perished in a spate of attacks by Islamic State-backed rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-2025. The Islamic ...

Last month The Sentry, a United States (US) organisation that exposes ‘multinational predatory networks that benefit from violent conflict, repression, and ...