Africa

Africa

Over the next decade, the gross domestic product (GDP) among African countries is expected to rise by an average of 6 percent a year,...

France will deploy its first U.S-made unarmed surveillance drones to West Africa by the end of the year. France's military intervention in Mali in January...

The U.S armed forces have realized that they need more effective non lethal weapons and tactics. This to be able to intervine in "trouble...

By Boaz Zalmanowicz Pirates operate in many regions around the world, including the Bengal Bay, Guinea Bay, the Caribbean and the Malaka Straights close to...

Canada, under its Criminal Code, has designated Boko Haram as a terrorist organization. The United States did so three weeks ago. The Canadian government also...

Ten people were wounded Thursday when terrorists hurled a grenade into a restaurant in a popular coastal tourist resort town in Kenya, police said. The...

Cameroon’s Navy has taken delivery of two new Spanish patrol boats and a landing craft, providing a major boost to the country in safeguarding...

Israeli security advisers confront "many diversified" hurdles when offering their expertise to some African nations that suffer from crime and terror. Israeli companies have...

Libya will build a satellite surveillance system with Italian expertise to help secure its borders in order to stem the flow of Islamist militants...

Kenya has taken delivery of two Danish patrol boats for security operations on the country’s two largest lakes. The boats, worth Sh115 million (about...

East African countries continue their joint efforts to bolster maritime security. In November 'Cutlass Express 2013', a large multinational maritime training event in East...

Poland is helping Mali to fight the Islamic rebels in its Northern region. Poland’s Ministry of Defense has supplied arms to the Malian Army, the...

Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan last week led a large Nigerian delegation to an official visit in Israel to discuss cooperation in fighting terrorism. “There...

The Kenyan Police Service (KPS) has taken delivery of United States-made bomb disposal equipment for use in anti-terror operations by the Criminal Investigations Department...

The sheriff of the county with the largest Somali population in the United States called for federal support to counter recruitment by the Somalia-based...

The Libyan government wants U.S. made military hardware. Libya is becoming a prime market for U.S. contractors as a country rich in natural resources and...

The recent deadly Westgate Mall attack in Kenya should worry the United States. It proved that al Shabaab can execute a difficult operation, according...

The Nigerian Navy is hosting the combined exercise called African Winds, a program of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) security co-operation program of U.S....

The Tanzanian government says it is considering proposals from private American conservationists who are offering to help the country fight endemic rhino and elephant...

Africa is becoming an “online continent” despite its economic difficulties, at the same time there is a growing incidence of cybercrime. According to Security Affairs...

The Kenyan security forces are incapable of handling a terror attack like the one that took place yesterday in Nairobi. Israeli sources said this...

Israeli law enforcement and all other relevant ministries are criticizing the ruling by the high court of justice that it is illegal to jail...