Category: Military
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Africa’s Growing Drone Market: Innovations and Opportunities Across the Continent
The drone industry in Africa is rapidly evolving, with several companies making significant strides in manufacturing, training, and service delivery. Countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Ghana are leading the charge, leveraging both military and civilian drone technology to address local challenges and tap into global markets. This article explores the top players in…
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Situation in Sudan: Advance of the Armed Forces in Khartoum
as of October 9, 2024 The decrease in combat activity due to the rainy season is ending. Activation is observed along the entire front, by the Rapid Support Forces and the country’s armed forces. In Khartoum, the army launched an offensive from Omdurman. A large column advanced up to 3 km, breaking through to the…
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Shootings in Border Areas – Situation on the Lebanese Israeli Border at the End of 5 October 2024
Operation ‘Arrows of the North’ ground phase continues. Over the course of the day, the current configuration of the front has not changed significantly. Both sides continue to exchange strikes and local battles are taking place. The most violent Clashes took place in the areas of Maroun El-Ras, Yaroun and Kafr Kila, where Israeli troops…
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Hezbullah launched some 180 rockets from Lebanon at northern Israel today
At least a 100 were fired towards Haifa, the most in one day towards that area At least 3,000 rockets have been fired in just 9 days, since the invasion started, rate much higher than the previous months where Hezbullah fired about Daily rate of fire has been constant between 100 and 200, close to…
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Sudan’s warring sides target local aid volunteers fighting famine
Local volunteers who have helped to feed Sudan’s most destitute during 17 months of war say attacks against them by the opposing sides are making it difficult to provide life-saving aid amid the world’s biggest hunger crisis. Many volunteers have fled under threat of arrest or violence, and communal kitchens they set up in a…
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US military base deal draws protests from Chagos Island residents
Islanders who had to leave their distant Indian Ocean home for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday. Critics claim that the government is giving up control over a British territory. This agreement has left displaced residents unsure about their ability to return home. They argue that…
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Rwandan Foreign Minister: Congo Refused to Sign Deal to Ease M23 Conflict
In a significant diplomatic development, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe announced on Saturday that his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed-upon deal aimed at mitigating the ongoing conflict involving the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The refusal has further complicated efforts to resolve the insurgency that has displaced…
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Ethiopia forces deploy against Amhara rebels
Ethiopian army forces have deployed in large numbers in the past fortnight to Amhara state, scene of a year-long insurgency, a security source told PA.E on Saturday. The Fano, a long-standing “self-defence” militia for the Amhara ethnic group, the second largest in Ethiopia, took up arms against the federal government in April 2023 after it…
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Islamic Militancy in Malawi
The terrorist threats to Africa are both constant and evolving. Currently the primary focus is on Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, broad political violence in Central Africa, and belatedly upon the civil war in Sudan. However, the continent has other budding hot spots of violence, such as Mozambique, and,…
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Sudan’s war to intensify as rainy season draws to a close
After almost 18 months of war, fighting in Sudan is escalating as seasonal rains end with the army using intensified airstrikes and allied fighters to shore up its position ahead of a likely surge by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF). An uptick in fighting will aggravate an already dire humanitarian crisis in which famine…
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