Category: Military
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Bukele Releases Footage of Haiti Helicopter Strike as 400 Mawozo Leader Remains at Large
Bukele has released footage of a helicopter strike on a property linked to Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang. Leader Lanmò San Jou remains at large as casualty figures and the intervention’s wider impact face scrutiny.
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🇪🇹 Former US Intelligence Contractor Admits Passing Classified Military Secrets to Ethiopia: An Espionage Case With Major Implications for African Security
Former US government contractor Abraham Teklu Lemma has pleaded guilty to conspiring to pass highly classified American intelligence to Ethiopian government officials. The case exposes the intersection of foreign intelligence, military operations, drone warfare and national security during Ethiopia’s internal conflict.
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🇳🇬 Six Killed as Nigerian Troops Ambush Suspected ISWAP Fighters in Borno
Nigerian troops reportedly killed six suspected ISWAP fighters during an October 25 ambush operation in Borno State, according to a military statement cited by P.M. News Nigeria. The claim remains unverified, highlighting the continuing security challenges facing Nigeria’s northeast.
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Field Artillery Battalion Conducts Live-Fire Exercise
Recent footage presented by GlobalAfricanNow shows a Burkina Faso field artillery battalion conducting a live-fire exercise, highlighting efforts to strengthen weapons handling, coordination and battlefield readiness.
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Restores the Death Penalty as Sahel Security Crisis Drives Tougher Laws
Burkina Faso has restored the death penalty after abolishing it in 2018, with terrorism, espionage, high treason and other serious offenses now potentially carrying capital punishment. The policy follows years of jihadist violence and reflects the military government’s broader emphasis on security, sovereignty and stronger state authority.
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🇭🇹 Erik Prince’s Haiti Operation Puts Private Security at the Center of the Battle for Port-au-Prince
Erik Prince’s private security operation in Haiti is entering the fight against armed gangs controlling large parts of Port-au-Prince. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh examines the controversial effort to restore security where previous international interventions have struggled.
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🇷🇼 Rwandan Government Critic Found Beheaded in Uganda
Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan soldier and critic of President Paul Kagame, has been found beheaded in Uganda. Police are investigating the killing, while allegations of political involvement remain unverified.
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🇪🇷 Eritrea at a Dangerous Crossroads: Diplomatic Rupture, Tigray Fighting and the Struggle for the Red Sea
Explore Eritrea through its people, history, culture, resilience, and strategic Red Sea heritage—from the ancient landscapes of the highlands to the historic port city of Massawa.
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🇪🇹 U.S. Calls for Restraint as Ethiopia–Eritrea Tensions Escalate
The United States is urging Ethiopia and Eritrea to exercise maximum restraint and return to dialogue as reported fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region raises concerns about a wider Horn of Africa conflict. The Panafrican.email intelligence assessment remains low confidence and unverified pending independent confirmation.
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🇬🇭 Africa’s Organised Crime Index 2025: 23 Countries Face High Criminality and Weak Resilience
The 2025 Africa Organised Crime Index finds that organised crime has expanded across the continent since 2019 while resilience has weakened. Twenty-three African countries face the combination of high criminality and low resilience, with financial crime, trafficking, resource crime, counterfeit goods and arms trafficking among the continent’s most pervasive criminal markets.