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African Standby Force needs to be reconfigured, defence ministers hear
Bantu Holomisa, one of South Africa’s two deputy defence and military veterans ministers, is in Addis Ababa this week where ...
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Conditions worsen for Cabo Delgado IDPs amid waves of terror attacks
More than 542,000 internally displaced people (IDP) in northern Mozambique’s conflict-torn Cabo Delgado province face dire ...
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Africa’s citizens, not soldiers, must protect and demand democracy
Recent protests show that citizens can demand accountability from their leaders instead of waiting for coups to fix broken ...
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Motshekga gives completion date for long-running 1 Mil refurbishment
The long-running saga of refurbishing and modernising 1 Military Hospital will, according to Defence and Military Veterans ...
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SANDF promotions list sees Director: Defence Reserves becoming an attaché
A 10-page Department of Defence (DoD) bulletin lists seventy plus senior SA National Defence Force (SANDF) as promoted from the beginning of September and/or transferred, with some appointments ...
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Calls for African solutions to African maritime security challenges
The 5th Sea Power for Africa Symposium 2024 (SPAS 24) is currently underway at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This event, hosted by the South African Navy from 15 to 16 October, brings ...
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UN denounces foreign actors for prolonging Sudan’s conflict
As Sudan’s civil war drags on, experts are pointing to the role played by outside interests in prolonging it and making it deadlier. “There’s a lot of resources and money that is being invested in ...