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...
US Military Completes Major Exercise in Africa and Works to Deepen Partnerships At African Lion, the U.S. military showcased part of what it offers countries facing instability inside and just beyond their...
US Military Defends Africa Strategy in Light of Coups and a Drift Toward Russia The 6,000 members of the U.S. military stationed in Africa are confronting new setbacks as governments in Chad and Niger —...
Hundreds of Hostages, Mostly Women and Children, Are Rescued from Boko Haram Extremists in Nigeria Nigeria's army says it has rescued hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, who had been held captive for months or...
US Troops, Equipment Will Depart from Niger by Mid-September, the Pentagon Says The plan is to remove all lethal, hazardous or classified equipment before the last U.S. troops depart, but items that are...
Top Enlisted Leaders Say They Support Extending Parental Leave Period to 2 Years Two House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require the Defense Department to standardize parental leave policies...
Trump Administration Fires Female Vice Admiral Amid Widening Purge of Military Officers Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield who began her career as a helicopter pilot and was the first woman to be president of the Naval...
Troops Booted over COVID-19 Vaccine Are Being Offered Back Pay But Not Huge Payouts The Pentagon, acting on orders from President Donald Trump, has begun to lay out the details of its plan to woo back...
Veterans, Service Members Detail Health Struggles from Toxic Exposure at Domestic Bases Leading Democrats in Congress are turning their attention to service members exposed to toxins at domestic military bases and...
Top Marine Says Service Has Finally Settled on 13-Grunt Rifle Squads The commandant said that the changes were informed by bottom-up feedback from Marines in the fleet, "empowered by our...
![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)")
