Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

A rebel group has killed at least five soldiers in Central African Republic. That's according to an army official and city ...

The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the ...

In many African nations, the military serves as a stabilizing force, not just for warding off aggression of neighboring ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

Lindy Heinecken has spent decades researching the South African military in peacekeeping operations and has interviewed hundreds of soldiers about their experiences and the challenges during ...

Orlando International Airport honors the contributions and sacrifices of the nation’s first African-American military pilots ...

Read about Peraton's $121 million recompete contract with the U.S. Army for strategic mission support in Africa.

France's military presence in French-speaking Africa has evolved in strategic importance over the past 65 years. Over time, the significance of this presence has diminished. By the end of the 20th ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...