Russia Recruiting Africans to Make Drones for Use in Ukraine, AP Report Claims About 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa have been recruited to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students...
How 3 Young Americans Ended Up in the Middle of a Coup Attempt in Congo and Facing the Death Penalty The U.S. State Department has not declared the Americans wrongfully detained, making it unlikely that U.S. officials would...
Sudan's Paramilitary Fighters Killed 85 People in an Attack on a Central Village, Residents Say The offensive came after the residents put up resistance and repelled an attack by a small group of Rapid Support Forces...
US Hands Over the Last Military Base in Niger to the Ruling Junta The handing over of Airbase 201 in the city of Agadez came after the U.S. troops withdrew earlier this month from Airbase 101...
Russia's Wagner Has Deadliest Loss in Africa's Sahel, Highlighting the Region's Instability Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one analyst...
A Year Has Passed Since Niger's Dramatic Coup. Life Has Become More Dangerous and Desperate When a group of military officers appeared on state television in Niger one year ago to announce a dramatic coup, they said...
US Says Troops Are Leaving Niger Bases This Weekend and in August After Coup The bulk of the forces will go to Europe, at least initially.
Paramilitary Forces Attack a City Under Military Control in Central Sudan, Opening a New Front Residents reported widespread looting of homes and shops in Singa by RSF fighters who seized private vehicles, mobile phones...
US Struggles with Shaky Relations and Troop Cuts in African Nations as Military Leaders Meet The forced U.S. troop withdrawals from bases in Niger and Chad and the potential to shift some troops to other nations in...
What to Know About Russia's Growing Footprint in Africa Russia is emerging as the security partner of choice for a growing number of African governments in the region, displacing...
Investigation of SEALs Drowning Also Uncovers Allegations of Performance-Enhancing Drug Use, Secret Surgery The Navy investigation stressed that "the allegations raised in the complaint were not root causes" of the decision to...
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
After Barely Meeting Recruiting Goal, Army Aims to Enlist Thousands More Soldiers in Coming Year In a bold move underscoring its need to fill the ranks, the Army has announced a target of 61,000 active-duty enlistments for...
How This Marine Corps Veteran Leaned on His Military Experience to Build a Tire Empire DIscount Tire founder Bruce Halle's military experience taught him he could overcome challenges with determination and hard...
North Korea Is Preparing to Destroy Northern Parts of Inter-Korean Roads, Seoul Says South Korea detected signs North Korea is preparing to destroy parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as tensions soar...
![Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-07/ApNewsroom_United_States_Niger_Troops_32920.jpg?itok=kPm4sOtJ "Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman speaks in front of a "Welcome to Niamey" sign depicting U.S. military vehicles at Air Base 101 in Niger, May 30, 2024. (Christopher Dyer, U.S. Air Force via AP)")
