Africa • Page 30 of 292 • The Defense Post

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30 July

Soldiers at a Ugandan army base in Djema

Deadly Clashes Between Uganda, South Sudan Forces

Uganda's army, supporting South Sudan's ruling faction against its internal rivals, has clashed violently with local armed forces in the country.

29 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Troops Kill 45 ‘Bandits’ in North-Central Nigeria: Conflict Monitor

Nigerian troops killed 45 members of an armed criminal gang in a shootout in the north-central Niger state, according to a conflict monitors' report shared with the UN and seen by AFP on Monday.

28 July

Armed soldiers of the DR Congo army on a vehicle.

Staff Writer With AFP

More Than 40 Killed in Rebel Attack in Northeast DR Congo

More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, the UN mission and Congolese military said.

28 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Key Somalia Town of Maxaas Falls to Al-Shabaab

Islamist militants took control of the strategic town of Maxaas in central Somalia on Sunday after heavy fighting with the army and local militias, military sources said.

27 July

A French flag under the Arc de Triomphe during the preparation of the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris France on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Bastien Ohier / Hans Lucas via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

French Ex-Spy Jailed on Suspicion of Ordering Child Rapes in Africa

A former French intelligence agent has been charged and imprisoned in eastern France on suspicion of ordering child rapes in Africa, prosecutors said Saturday.

26 July

Sudanese members of the Rapid Support Forces.

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan’s RSF Kills 30 in West Kordofan Village, Says Monitor

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 30 civilians in a two-day assault on a village in the country's western region of Kordofan, a war monitor said Friday.

24 July

A security officer gestures as he and colleagues patrol at the the site of explosions in Mogadishu

Staff Writer With AFP

Somalia Demands Release of Arms Cargo Ship Seized by Puntland

Somalia on Wednesday demanded the "immediate and unconditional" release of a cargo ship transporting military equipment that was seized by the semi-autonomous Puntland region, calling the move an "act of piracy."

23 July

Security officers patrol near the destroyed Hayat Hotel after a deadly 30-hour siege by al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu

Staff Writer With AFP

Clashes Between Somali Army and Regional Forces Kill Five

At least five people were killed after fierce fighting broke out on Tuesday between the Somali army and forces loyal to the semi-autonomous southern Jubaland region, a security official said.

20 July