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Jun- 2026 -

12 June

Nigeria ‘Neutralized’ 13,000 ‘Terrorists’ in Past Year: President

Nigeria has killed more than 13,000 "terrorists" in the past year, President Tinubu said, adding that the death toll from the country's jihadist insurgency is down 81 percent since he took power in 2023.

12 June

Men sit and lie outside tents and shelters pitched at the Hasahisa secondary school on July 10, 2023, which has been made into a make-shift camp to house the internally displaced fleeing violence in war-torn Sudan

Staff Writer With AFP

Drone Strikes on Key Sudan City Kill 23: Rights Group

Drone strikes on the strategic Sudanese city of El-Obeid killed 23 people, a rights group and witnesses said on Thursday, in one of the deadliest aerial attacks the city has seen since the war began.

May- 2026 -

23 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Army Conducts Drone Strikes on Rebel-Held Northern Town

Mali's army has carried out drone strikes on the northern town of Kidal, which has been under the control of Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies since a large offensive last month, local and military sources said Friday.

21 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Boko Haram Kill 33 Fishermen, Loggers in Nigeria: Sources

Boko Haram jihadists have killed 33 fishermen and loggers in two attacks in Nigeria's restive Borno state in the country's northeast, two sources told AFP Wednesday.

20 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Drone Attack Kills 28 at Market in Southern Sudan

A drone strike on a crowded market in southern Sudan killed 28 people and injured 23 more on Tuesday, a medical source and witnesses told AFP, in one of the deadliest recent attacks on civilians in the country's three-year war.

18 May

ULTRA autonomously maneuvers past forward line of troops to overwatch position.

Giulia Bernacchi

Overland AI Tests Autonomous Combat Vehicles With US Forces in Morocco

Overland AI has deployed two autonomous ground vehicles during African Lion 2026 military exercise alongside US forces in Morocco.

18 May

Jodesz Gavilan

Nigeria Pushes for Expanded Domestic Defense Manufacturing

Nigeria’s defense industry group is pushing for broader domestic production of military equipment as the country looks to reduce reliance on imported hardware.

18 May