Category: Security
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Child Recruitment by Islamist Militants in the Sahel: How Terrorists Exploit Youth Vulnerability
Pan African News Blog | August 16, 2025 In the war-torn Sahel, where jihadist insurgencies and state-led counterterrorism operations have plunged communities into chaos, a disturbing trend is on the rise: the systematic recruitment of children by Islamist militants. Armed groups such as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP)…
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🇭🇹 Blackwater founder Erik Prince to send hundreds of fighters to strife-torn Haiti
Hundreds of combatants from the US, Europe and El Salvador will reportedly be deployed to Haiti in the coming weeks to battle the country’s gangs as part of a mission led by the controversial Blackwater founder and Donald Trump backer Erik Prince. According to Reuters, Prince’s new security firm, Vectus Global – which has been…
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🇷🇼🇨🇳🇨🇩Chinese Yitian Air Defense System Spotted with M23 Rebels
Recent photographs from eastern DR Congo have revealed a Chinese Yitian self-propelled air defense system in the hands of pro-Rwandan M23 rebels. The most likely explanation for its appearance is a transfer from Rwanda. The Yitian, also known as the Tianlong 6, is built on a 6×6 WZ-551 chassis manufactured by NORINCO. It is equipped…
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🇷🇺 Russia’s Lavrov Warns of World War III, Accuses West of Provoking Global Conflict
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claims the West is waging a hybrid war to weaken Russia, warns of NATO’s growing military involvement. Pan African News Blog In a stark warning to the international community, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared on Sunday that World War Three has already begun—not in its traditional form, but as a…
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🇸🇩🇦🇪Emirati Armored Vehicles Spotted with Sudanese Rebels
In the El-Fasher area, a NIMR Ajban 440A armored vehicle has been observed in use by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Based on the hull details and wheel armor configuration, this appears to be a late 2018–2020 production model with localized modifications. The NIMR Ajban 440A is a light 4×4 armored vehicle produced in the…
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🇩🇿🇱🇾Algeria: Armed Militants Killed at Libyan Border
On August 9, units of the Algerian National Army killed four armed militants attempting to cross the Algeria–Libya border in the 4th Military Region. The Fezzan region has been under tight control for months due to the activity of armed groups and constant smuggling flows. The threat posed by militants from Libya also affects Mali,…
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🇸🇴 Somalia: Images Released Showing Aftermath of Bariire’s Liberation
Somali media have published photographs from the recently liberated town of Bariire in the Lower Shabelle province, showing dozens of fighters from the al-Qaeda–linked group al-Shabaab killed by Somali forces. The battle for the town lasted several days. Bariire holds strategic importance: located just 60 km from the capital, it sits on key supply routes…
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🇭🇹 Haiti gang leader “Barbecue” challenges FBI after U.S. charges
U.S. charges Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and American collaborator in sanctions-busting scheme One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders, Jimmy Chérizier, known as “Barbecue,” has openly challenged U.S. authorities after being indicted by a federal grand jury for violating sanctions and financing gang operations in the crisis-ridden Caribbean nation. In a video statement, Chérizier defiantly declared,…
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🇨🇴 Colombian presidential hopeful Uribe dies two months after shooting
Colombian Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him said. Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a lawmaker for the right-wing opposition, was shot in…
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🇭🇹 Haiti declares three-month state of emergency as gang violence spikes
Government says move aims to boost ‘fight against insecurity’ as armed gangs continue to carry out attacks across the country. Haiti’s government has announced a three-month state of emergency in several parts of the country as it battles surging gang violence. The measure will cover the West, Centre and Artibonite departments, the latter of which…
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