A Year Has Passed Since Niger's Dramatic Coup. Life Has Become More Dangerous and Desperate When a group of military officers appeared on state television in Niger one year ago to announce a dramatic coup, they said...
US Says Troops Are Leaving Niger Bases This Weekend and in August After Coup The bulk of the forces will go to Europe, at least initially.
Paramilitary Forces Attack a City Under Military Control in Central Sudan, Opening a New Front Residents reported widespread looting of homes and shops in Singa by RSF fighters who seized private vehicles, mobile phones...
US Struggles with Shaky Relations and Troop Cuts in African Nations as Military Leaders Meet The forced U.S. troop withdrawals from bases in Niger and Chad and the potential to shift some troops to other nations in...
What to Know About Russia's Growing Footprint in Africa Russia is emerging as the security partner of choice for a growing number of African governments in the region, displacing...
US Military Completes Major Exercise in Africa and Works to Deepen Partnerships At African Lion, the U.S. military showcased part of what it offers countries facing instability inside and just beyond their...
US Military Defends Africa Strategy in Light of Coups and a Drift Toward Russia The 6,000 members of the U.S. military stationed in Africa are confronting new setbacks as governments in Chad and Niger —...
Hundreds of Hostages, Mostly Women and Children, Are Rescued from Boko Haram Extremists in Nigeria Nigeria's army says it has rescued hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, who had been held captive for months or...
US Troops, Equipment Will Depart from Niger by Mid-September, the Pentagon Says The plan is to remove all lethal, hazardous or classified equipment before the last U.S. troops depart, but items that are...
Congolese Army Says it Has Foiled a Coup Attempt. Self-Exiled Opposition Figure Threatens President The U.S. Embassy in Congo issued a security alert Sunday, urging caution after "reports of gunfire.”
Here's Kamala Harris' Record on Veterans and Military Issues As vice president, Harris has supported Biden's major initiatives on service members and veterans, including the massive...
Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed a five-person panel to review the 20 Medals of Honor that the Army awarded to...
$450 Million B-1B Lancer Crash Attributed to Crew Failures and 'Degradation of Airman Skills' A B-1B Lancer valued at more than $450 million that crashed in South Dakota at the start of this year missed the runway by...
Navy SEALs, Sailors Who Refused COVID Vaccine Will Have Records Expunged After Legal Settlement The Navy also must correct the records of those who left the service after they weren't granted religious accommodation.
The Army Is Reducing Job Choice for New Recruits in 2 Critical Fields Both the field artillery and air defense fields, as well as surveillance and communications systems, will no longer allow...