Security

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Contingency plans have commenced to reduce unforeseen consequences arising from the departure of junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced. The official withdrawal of...

By Emmanuel Nduka The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff has begun a critical review of pledges for the ECOWAS Standby Force and Counterterrorist Brigade, a move aimed at...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Uganda's military chief, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, says his country has deployed special forces to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, aiming to assist President Salva Kiir to "secure it". South Sudan has witnessed...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna U.S. aerospace firm Maxar Technologies has announced that it has disabled Ukrainian users' access to satellite imagery on one U.S. government platform, as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration suspends intelligence sharing with Kyiv....

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced a $5 million (£4 million) prize for information leading to the arrest of three rebel commanders who have overrun large swaths of the country’s eastern territory...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Police in Kenya have launched a manhunt for three suspects in connection with the murder of a Scottish businessman whose body was found in a sack of pineapples. Campbell Scott was found dead...