Category: Military
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🇹🇩 Inside ISWAP’s Online Propaganda Machine: How Al-Buhaira Outlet is Waging a War of Words Across the Lake Chad Basin
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has developed one of the most sophisticated propaganda operations among armed extremist groups operating in the Lake Chad Basin. Since its emergence from the factional split within Boko Haram in 2016, the organization has increasingly used media to communicate with communities, promote its ideological message and portray itself…
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🇲🇦 Weapons of the “Moroccan Cartel New Generation” in France
In mid-July, the city of Carcassonne, France, became the stage for a violent clash when members of the “Moroccan Cartel New Generation” (Cartel Mocro Nouvelle Génération, CMNG) gang carried out a shooting attack against their rivals. The group’s sharing of images referencing the Mexican drug cartel, CJNG (New Jalisco Generation Cartel), also drew attention to this attack. …
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso imposes military training on journalists
More than 40 journalists in Burkina Faso have taken part in a military-style “patriotism” training course imposed by the authoritarian ruling junta. Burkina Faso, like several of its neighbours, has for more than a decade been hit by deadly violence by jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. Under captain Ibrahim Traore who…
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Funeral held for Libya’s military intelligence chief killed in car bombing
Senior Libyan National Army officials gathered in Benghazi on Tuesday for the funeral of military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri, killed in a car bombing a day earlier as he left a mosque. His assassination has raised fresh security concerns in Libya’s divided east. The funeral brought together senior LNA officials and armed personnel, including Khaled…
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🇲🇱 Following the Coordinated Offensive in Mali and the Capture of Kidal: Who Is Really Calling the Shots?
The coordinated attacks across Mali on 25 April 2026 marked a major turning point in the country’s conflict. More importantly, they brought into the open what had long been suspected: the growing military cooperation between the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). While the two groups had previously been linked through…
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Stockholm Syndrome: A Silent Nightmare for Pan-African Nations
Breaking the Chains of the Colonial Mind
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The U.S. Army’s New Psychological Operations Unit Targets Africa as Washington Changes Military Strategy
By Pan-African News Desk The United States is reshaping its military presence in Africa—not by deploying more combat troops, but by expanding its influence in the information space. According to recent reports, the U.S. Army is establishing a new Psychological Operations (PSYOP) unit focused specifically on Africa, signaling a strategic shift away from direct military…
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Burkina Faso Unveils New Ceremonial Military Uniforms as a Symbol of National Pride and Sovereignty
By Pan African News Blog Burkina Faso has introduced a striking new ceremonial military uniform, marking another significant step in the country’s broader effort to redefine its national identity and strengthen symbols of sovereignty. The redesigned dress uniforms, worn by members of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces during official state ceremonies, military parades, and diplomatic…
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🇱🇷🇬🇳 Tensions are rising along the Liberia–Guinea
Tensions are rising along the Liberia–Guinea border after reports that Guinean soldiers crossed into Liberian territory and raised the Guinean flag on Liberian soil. According to reports from the border region in Lofa County, the incident triggered anger among local residents. Liberian youth reportedly armed themselves with machetes, sticks, and other tools to defend what…
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🇰🇪🇷🇺 Nairobi and Moscow to address perilous issue of Kenyan soldiers recruited by Russian army
Kenya’s government is heading into a tense diplomatic showdown with Moscow as it confronts a scandal over Kenyan citizens recruited to fight on the Ukrainian front for the Russian army.[1][2] At the heart of this effort is Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi, who is preparing a mid‑March trip to the Russian capital…