• Author: Vincent Ombati
  • Date: 2024-07-03 17:30:27

HRW claims the Ethiopian federal forces have committed atrocities in 13 towns with a population of 23 million people, together with a government-affiliated militia.

Medics for Kenya withdraws medical camps amid safety concerns during protests
  • Author: Maureen Kinyanjui
  • Date: 2024-07-03 08:09:28

Medics for Kenya withdraws medical camps amid safety concerns during protests

Founded as a response to the #RejectFinanceBill protests that swept the nation over the past two weeks, Medics for Kenya has been instrumental in providing free healthcare to individuals injured during the demonstrations.

Ruto explains why KDF will not man the streets during demos
  • Author: Maureen Kinyanjui
  • Date: 2024-07-01 07:35:47

Ruto explains why KDF will not man the streets during demos

President Ruto, nonetheless, made it clear that those protestors who engage in criminal-like activities will be dealt with accordingly. 

Israel pauses military activity along southern Gaza road to facilitate aid
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-06-16 17:26:32

Israel pauses military activity along southern Gaza road to facilitate aid

It said military activity would be paused from 0500 GMT until 1600 GMT daily until further notice along the road that leads from the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then northwards.

South African soldiers call for transparency on DRC casualty numbers
  • Author: Mary Wambui
  • Date: 2024-06-01 07:21:59

South African soldiers call for transparency on DRC casualty numbers

The Union of South African Soldiers called on the leadership of the South African National Defence Forces (SANDF) to clarify the casualties, injuries, and equipment lost in their engagement with armed groups in the war-torn DRC.

Ruto calls on KDF cadets to be strategic in countering threats
  • Author: Mary Wambui
  • Date: 2024-05-31 15:26:37

Ruto calls on KDF cadets to be strategic in countering threats

Ruto said the multiplicity, scale, and fluid nature of security challenges in today's globalised and interconnected world demands a robust strategic mindset.

Ruto urges military graduates to brace for AI, climate change and other diverse threats
  • Author: John Mbati
  • Date: 2024-05-30 16:19:34

Ruto urges military graduates to brace for AI, climate change and other diverse threats

He emphasised that the world is moving away from a traditional understanding of security and threats as hostile armed parties that attack physically to groups that can organise and deploy internally and globally at other, more insidious levels. 

ICJ orders Israel to immediately halt military offensive in Gaza
  • Author: Mwangi Maina
  • Date: 2024-05-24 16:50:42

ICJ orders Israel to immediately halt military offensive in Gaza

“Israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the Rafah governorate,” the court’s ruling read.

Uganda military captures bomb expert in DRC, rescues nine
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-05-19 15:40:58

Uganda military captures bomb expert in DRC, rescues nine

The insurgent, Anywari Al Iraq, a Ugandan, was captured in the jungles of the eastern DRC where the Allied Democratic Forces is based.

Mali talks propose junta rule for three more years
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-05-11 07:59:56

Mali talks propose junta rule for three more years

The West African country has been under military rule since a coup in 2020, and tensions have risen over the junta's failure to stick to a promised timeline for the return to constitutional rule.

32 Kenyans held by Ugandan military welcomed back home
  • Author: Mary Wambui
  • Date: 2024-04-29 19:24:39

32 Kenyans held by Ugandan military welcomed back home

A Ugandan military court punished them last year for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

KQ protests detention of its two employees by Congolese military
  • Author: Mary Wambui
  • Date: 2024-04-26 12:26:30

KQ protests detention of its two employees by Congolese military

KQ insisted that the arrest happened despite the airline having not uplifted or accepted the "precious" cargo.

African leaders call for more cooperation in anti-terror war
  • Author: AFP
  • Date: 2024-04-22 23:04:09

African leaders call for more cooperation in anti-terror war

The counter-terrorism summit in Nigeria is discussing solutions including a possible regional military force.

'Farewell to a patriot': President Ruto's tribute to General Francis Omondi Ogolla
  • Author: William Ruto
  • Date: 2024-04-21 18:07:37

'Farewell to a patriot': President Ruto's tribute to General Francis Omondi Ogolla

General Ogolla has been eulogised as a selfless, visionary, and humble servant of God and his country.

Chief of Defence Forces Francis Omondi Ogolla buried in Siaya
  • Author: Mary Wambui
  • Date: 2024-04-21 16:19:31

Chief of Defence Forces Francis Omondi Ogolla buried in Siaya

General Ogolla's choice of a simple burial without a casket leaves many lessons on humility.

Security operation to end banditry that killed General Francis Ogolla
  • Author: Mary Wambui
  • Date: 2024-04-20 12:18:17

Security operation to end banditry that killed General Francis Ogolla

Operation Maliza Uhalifu began over a year ago when President Ruto vowed that his government would end the cattle rustling and banditry menace.

Mali military junta 'suspends' activities by political parties
  • Author: AFP
  • Date: 2024-04-11 11:56:42

Mali military junta 'suspends' activities by political parties

The decree came after more than 80 political parties and civil groups called for presidential elections "as soon as possible" and an end to military rule.

Sudan military leader Al-Burhan declares clean break from pre-war era
  • Author: Foreign Reporter
  • Date: 2024-04-10 15:15:33

Sudan military leader Al-Burhan declares clean break from pre-war era

In his Eid message to the nation, the military general described the ongoing conflict as a "battle of dignity' that is reshaping Sudan.

Suicide drones were used to attack Sudan's Gedaref town
  • Author: Agencies
  • Date: 2024-04-10 12:00:31

Suicide drones were used to attack Sudan's Gedaref town

A security source confirmed that these suicide drones were Chinese-made, modelled after the Iranian Shahed 136 plane.

Turkey, Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia's maritime deals may shift dynamics
  • Author: The Conversation
  • Date: 2024-04-07 13:02:27

Turkey, Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia's maritime deals may shift dynamics

In 2011 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was then Turkey’s prime minister, became the first non-African leader to visit Somalia in two decades.

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