South African Army Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya is facing backlash in his home country following the release of alleged comments he made during an official visit to Iran, which analysts say could ...

Military planners from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) convened in Rome, Jan. 26-29, for the final ...

Allies representing Tunisia, the United States, France and Italy met in Tunis Jan. 21-24 for the final planning event of the Tunisian ...

South Africa's military ranks 4th in Africa and 40th globally, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses, as outlined by the ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to help police fight illegal mining and gang violence.

The Army, for the first time, will send soldiers from one of its new training brigades to Africa in the coming weeks, expanding the use of the new specialized units as the Pentagon looks at possible ...

Six months ago, Anne Ndarua’s only son went to Russia on the promise of a job as an electrical engineer. She says he was forced into military training and she no longer knows if he’s alive.

Countries like Egypt, Algeria, and South Africa have some of the largest military budgets on the African continent The military budgets of all African countries does not amount to what the US spends ...

DAKAR, Senegal(AP) — It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim they had seized power. A few hours later, the president ...

Egypt has long stood as the regional hegemon of Africa with one of the strongest militaries on the continent With over 440,000 soldiers at the ready, reinforced by over 3,500 tanks and 1,000 aircraft, ...