Africa • The Defense Post

Oct- 2023 -

4 October

An aerial view shows black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan

Paramilitary Shells Kill 10 Civilians in Khartoum: Activists

Paramilitary artillery that struck a mosque and other civilian buildings in the Sudanese capital killed 10 people, local activists said.

3 October

Cayuse Warrior Plus multi-role helicopter.

Inder Singh Bisht

Nigeria Acquires 12 Attack Helos to Bolster Counter-Terrorism Punch

The Nigerian Army has bought 12 attack helicopters from MD Helicopters to arm its newly-formed army aviation unit.

3 October

Niger Armed Forces at Nigerien Air Base 201

Staff Writer With AFP

29 Niger Soldiers Killed by Suspected Jihadists: Defense Ministry

Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defense ministry said, declaring a three-day national mourning period.

2 October

Malian army on patrol in the central Malian village of Djenne on February 28 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Army Says New Fighting With Separatist Rebels in North

The Malian army said new fighting had broken out in the north between the military and armed rebel groups, the latest in a series of attacks on the army in the troubled West African country.

1 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Africa Interested in Making Ukrainian Weapons: Kyiv

African countries are interested in not just buying weapons from Kyiv but manufacturing them, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

Sep- 2023 -

30 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide Bomber Kills Five in Central Somalia

Five people died and six others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the presidential palace in central Somalia.

29 September

A police officer stops a car at a check point ahead of the February 25 presidential election at Awka in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

7 Nigerien Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack, 5 More in Ensuing Accident

Seven soldiers were killed in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying to respond to the assault.

28 September