Security

Ukraine is leveraging an immense archive of drone footage from the ongoing conflict with Russia to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of battlefield decision-making, marking a significant step toward AI-driven warfare. The non-profit Ukrainian digital...

By Emmanuel Nduka The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), composed of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has categorically rejected the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) six-month withdrawal timeline, calling it a covert scheme designed...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Nigerian authorities have reacted to claims by neighbouring Niger that it had sought to destabilise the country by supporting militant groups, saying Niamey's allegation is unfounded. The Nigerian foreign ministry, in a statement...

France is rethinking its military strategy in Africa, with President Emmanuel Macron signalling a bigger role for its base in Djibouti after the country’s withdrawal from the Sahel region. Macron announced on Friday that the Djibouti...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has replaced the chief of staff of the armed forces and dozens of other senior military figures in one of the biggest shake-ups of its kind in recent years,...

Authorities in Zambia have apprehended two men accused of being "witchdoctors" tasked with targeting the country's president. Police in Lusaka named the suspects Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Leonard Phiri, alleging they were involved in a plot...