Egypt has the largest standing army in Africa with roughly 450,000 active personnel In recent years, the Egyptian military has undergone significant modernization efforts Egypt also has one of the ...

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 ...

West African nations have agreed to activate a regional standby force to combat waves of violence by cross-border armed groups in the region. The decision was made last week at a days-long security ...

Fifteen years after NATO’s intervention plunged Libya into prolonged instability, North Africa is witnessing a new military ...

This story has been corrected. VICENZA, Italy — The U.S. aims to show that its prescription for good relations in Africa includes medical partnerships with militaries across the continent, some of ...

ViaDerma CEO says it's a “great honor” to support the event. ViaDerma, a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company, was a major supporter of the African Military Games, a multi-sport event for military ...

Si vis pacem, para bellum: If you want peace, prepare for war, as the ancient Latin adage goes. This motto has resonated with many countries, particularly in Africa, where military preparedness can be ...

AGADIR, Morocco – U.S. Africa Command's largest annual joint exercise, African Lion 26, has officially begun in Morocco. The exercise is hosted across four nations including Ghana, Morocco, Senegal ...

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's cash-strapped armed forces are in a "critical state of decline" that will take at least a decade to fix even with urgent action, according to a military strategy ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Two New York Army National Guard chaplains represented the U.S. military at an annual meeting of South African military chaplains in Cape Town Oct. 14-18. New York National ...