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Two security forces in Togo died on the night of July 18 to 19, 2022, after their patrol fell into an ambush by unknown persons assimilated to terrorists in the north of the country. The tragedy occurred in the village of Tiwoli which was the scene of this umpteenth attack …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni banned top military commanders, including his son and Commander of the Land Forces (CLF), Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, from commenting on security and foreign policy issues on social media platforms, reported Daily Monitor. The decision follows a meeting the Commander-in-Chief held with service chiefs last weekend, …

Vladimir Putin’s Russia bombed a shopping center in kyiv on Sunday as the G7 summit in Germany opened. This increases concerns as the NATO summit approaches. In Germany, G7 leaders unanimously condemned the bombardment of a shopping center in the Ukrainian capital by the Russian army. “The G7 summit must …

Sudan recalled its envoy to Addis Ababa and summoned Ethiopia’s ambassador in protest at the alleged execution of seven Sudanese soldiers in a contested border area, the BBC reported. Ethiopia has denied that its army is responsible for killings – saying in a statement that it regretted the “loss of …

Two journalists were injured on Monday following a landmine explosion in the town of Qabno in central Somalia, Anadolu Agency reported, citing a security source. According to the source, the blast was caused by a landmine laid beside a road. The landmine targeted a car carrying two journalists in the …

At least 24 people died in attacks over the weekend in villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern province of North Kivu, local media reported. From 9, the toll of these attacks attributed to Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels has risen to 24. The villages attacked were set …

Nigerian authorities in the north-western Zamfara state have called on locals to arm themselves against criminal gangs in an attempt to deal with the increasing numbers of kidnappings and violent attacks. The Zamfara governor said he would issue hundreds of guns to those without training and directed the commissioner of …

Suspects linked to the killing of at least 40 people in a church in south-west Nigeria have been detained by a regional security force, the authorities there say. Gunmen stormed the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, during a service earlier this month and opened fire. The suspects …

Military government in Burkina Faso announced three days of national mourning from Tuesday following the death of at least 100 civilians over the weekend in the north of the country. The leader of the transition, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, issued a decree on Monday evening to observe mourning throughout the country. …

The Eswatini army said those who participated in pro-democracy protests last July will not be enrolled in the military in the ongoing recruitment, the Times of Swaziland website has reported. “It would be wrong to recruit people who would then turn guns against army officers,” a senior army officer is …