Security

Le capitaine Roger Gabriel, commandant de compagnie au 1er Bataillon parachutiste, a livré mardi 1er septembre sur la télévision nationale nigérienne son récit des événements survenus dans la nuit du 28 au 29 août à Niamey. Il affirme avoir été sollicité pour rejoindre le mouvement, avant de recevoir plusieurs appels et messages évoquant de possibles […]

​C’est une mise au point musclée que le Directeur général de la Police républicaine a menée ce mardi 1er septembre 2026. Entouré du commandant central des unités territoriales, du Directeur des ressources humaines, du patron de la police dans l’Atlantique et de l’ensemble des commissaires d’arrondissement du département, il a présidé une importante réunion de […]

The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse in the Kyiv region rose to at least 37, while Ukrainian authorities opened a negligence investigation.

The Nigerien military regime said on Saturday that it had gradually regained control of sensitive sites in Niamey after a night marked by heavy gunfire around the airport,

The United States will reduce its military presence in Nigeria with the withdrawal of around 200 troops by the end of September. Washington will, however, maintain security cooperation

The Beninese and U.S. armed forces want to deepen their partnership in response to rising security threats in West Africa.

The Beninese Army has announced a wide redeployment affecting 342 soldiers across several units and ranks.

President Romuald Wadagni visited the Parakou military camp on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to speak directly with soldiers deployed in Operation Mirador. Carried out without prior announcement, this immersion alongside the troops allowed the head of state to assess the security situation and the challenges on the ground in northern Benin. Welcomed by military staff […]

On the occasion of the Gaani 2026 celebrations, taking place from August 25 to 27 in Nikki, the Republican Police issued a road safety alert. Faced with the massive influx of participants from Benin and abroad, the director of public security, Segle Jean-Marie, published a video on the institution’s official Facebook page to call on […]

Aubrey Tsengwa, a municipal councillor of the African National Congress (ANC) and former mayor of Knysna, was shot and killed on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, around 9:20 PM in this city of the Western Cape, South Africa. At the age of 48, he was driving home with three passengers. The attack occurs less than three […]

The National Security Council (CNS) of Côte d’Ivoire announced on July 23, 2026, in Abidjan, the removal of over 8,500 illegal gold mining sites between 2021 and the first half of 2026. Despite this record, the institution claims that the clandestine activity persists and is spreading across the national territory. During the same period, the […]

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are accused of killing at least 114 civilians in July 2026 in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a report from the Security Barometer of Kivu published on August 18 by the Congolese institute Ebuteli. Nearly half of the recorded killings during the month are attributed to them. […]

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified in mid-August 2026 in North Kordofan and Blue Nile State, two fronts that have become strategic since the regular forces regained control of Khartoum. The clashes further complicate humanitarian access and cause new civilian displacements. On August 13, the army claimed to have […]

The Turkish Defense Minister, Yaşar Güler, received Sudanese General Yasser al-Atta in Ankara on Monday, August 17, 2026, as announced by the Turkish ministry in a publication shared by Anadolu Agency. This visit comes as military relations between Turkey and the Sudanese army are under scrutiny due to the use of Turkish weapons in the […]

In the Central African Republic, 64 incidents affected humanitarian workers between January and July 2026, including 11 in July, according to an overview published on August 12 by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Insecurity continues to complicate access to vulnerable populations. The reported incidents include armed robberies, looting, assaults, […]

The Nigerian drug enforcement police arrested influencer Afolabi Kazeem Michael, also known as “KC Luxury,” on August 13, 2026, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. This arrest occurred as part of an investigation opened after the seizure of 184.5 kilograms of cocaine at a courier company in the city just ten days earlier. […]

A drone attack targeted the Mwalu hotel on the night of August 18 to 19 in Fizi-centre, South Kivu, leaving two civilians seriously injured. The Congolese army attributes this strike to the AFC/M23, while new fighting is reported in several areas of South Kivu, amid a paralysis of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism. The recently constructed […]

As the war in Sudan drags on for more than three years, Khartoum and Riyadh signed an agreement on August 17, establishing a Supreme Council for Strategic Cooperation and Coordination. This rapprochement confirms the intensification of relations between Saudi Arabia and the Sudanese army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in a conflict where regional […]