Africa hosts military bases within reach of Iranian missiles and is feeling the impact of rising oil prices and threats to shipping, as the continent again suffers from events largely beyond its ...

Russia has been offered a deal in which it gets a naval base in Sudan in return for weapons and military equipment, it has been reported. In February, Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ali Youssef had said ...

A yet-to-be-confirmed number of Nigerian soldiers have been killed in an attack by militants from the Islamic State-backed ...

Sudan’s military government has offered Russia what would be its first naval base in Africa and an unprecedented perch overlooking critical Red Sea trade routes, according to Sudanese officials. The ...

Chinese military personnel, officials and guests attended a flag-raising ceremony and military parade to mark the occasion, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The event was timed to coincide ...

France has been reviewing its military doctrine in Africa, with a new emphasis on multilateralism. But events in Chad suggest unilateral action remains on the table. For decades France viewed ...

Djibouti, which hosts the only U.S. military base in Africa, has faced sporadic violence before, usually triggered by demonstrations against the government of President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is ...