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The U.S. Africa Command, known as AFRICOM, launched its premier annual multinational exercise, Justified Accord 2026, on March 8, 2026. This year, the operation spans Djibouti, Kenya, and Tanzania, drawing together approximately 1,500 personnel from the United States, host nations, and several international partners. Led by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, ...


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On March 2, 2026, the bilateral relationship between Rwanda and Ethiopia reached a new technical milestone. During the 130th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Adwa in Ethiopia, a high-level delegation from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) formalised an expansion of defence cooperation specifically targeting the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into military f...


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The Angolan Navy launched its first BR71 MK II Combattante corvette, the NRA Ekuikui II, in Cherbourg, France, on 4 March 2026 to begin a new era of maritime surveillance (verified on 15 Mar 2026). ...


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French shipbuilder CMN Naval launched the NRA Ekuikui II (F300), the first of three BR71 MKII Combattante corvettes for the Angolan Navy, during a ceremony in Cherbourg on March 4, 2026.

The launch marks a primary milestone in a 1-billion-euro


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The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is evaluating a new counter-drone system called Curtain Call that uses synchronised swarms of small unmanned aircraft to intercept incoming aerial threats.

The command recently conducted a field demonstration of the technology to see if it could actually create a coordinated defensive shield in the field. This test, sponsored by the...


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