Army generals have seized power in Chad, Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon in recent years promising ...

Below is a list of African countries currently under military rule. 1. Burkina Faso (since January 2022) Burkina Faso is a francophone West African nation, and according to the World Bank, it has ...

The post 1990 return of democracy in Africa skipped many countries that had established successful dictatorships that stood firm. In Equatorial Guinea, the 82-year-old dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema ...

To determine the African countries with the largest military defense budgets, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed 2025 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense-related ...

The U.S. military is seeking to empower its African allies to “take control of their own futures” regarding their security and the intensifying fight against terrorism and growing Chinese ...

See the top 10 African countries with the strongest military (2025) 16 June 2025 at 12:31. If war ever breaks out, these are the African nations you’ll want on your side.

Five Ugandan soldiers were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at an airport in the capital, Mogadishu, according to ...

Rescue efforts take place at the site after an African Union military helicopter crashed at Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Uncredited - AP; ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A small military aircraft serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at the airport in the capital, Mogadishu. The aircraft crashed and ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Five Ugandan soldiers were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at an airport in the capital… ...