The mandate of the European Union (EU) naval tasking in the Mediterranean Sea – Operation Irini – has been extended until the end of March 2029.…
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Drones were well and truly front and centre in two just finished Africom exercises – African Lion and Flintlock. Agadir in Morocco was the venue for…
North and West Africa in the form of Libya and Cote d’Ivoire, are readying for Africom’s premier annual multinational special operations exercise – Flintlock. This year’s…
In the six months starting October last year Irini – the European Union (EU) naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea – logged close to four thousand…
US Africa Command (Africom) Commander General Dagvin Anderson has moved in his first five months to implement military collaboration and capacity-building partnerships with security implications. This…
In a historic first, Libya will co-host Exercise Flintlock 2026, a training event intended to bring together both factions of the country’s divided armed forces. US…
Minister in the South African Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, faces questions regarding what appears to be the illegal export of supposedly demilitarised Gazelle helicopters to United Nations…
At least four Gazelle helicopters have been exported from South Africa to Libya, where they have joined the Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by General Khalifa…
Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his…
As Libya again teeters on the brink of violence the United Nations (UN) mission in the North African country appealed for calm as military tension rises,…
Almost 15 years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and the emergence of rival administrations in 2014, Libya remains divided, with an internationally recognised Government of…
The United States Navy recently sailed the centerpiece of its 6th Fleet into two Libyan ports, the latest in a series of engagements to show US…
Global conflicts doubled over the past five years and are still rising, with one in eight people now exposed to conflict. 2025 is expected to see…
Africa’s persisting conflicts are compounding crises of governance on the continent, straining already fragile regions and opening the door to foreign exploitation through proxy forces, resource…
For Russia, as for Iran, last month’s fall of the 54-year-old Assad dynasty in Syria was a major geo-strategic setback. Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s sudden…
