Egypt has the largest standing army in Africa with roughly 450,000 active personnel In recent years, the Egyptian military has undergone significant modernization efforts Egypt also has one of the ...

West African nations have agreed to activate a regional standby force to combat waves of violence by cross-border armed groups in the region. The decision was made last week at a days-long security ...

Countries like Egypt, Algeria, and South Africa have some of the largest military budgets on the African continent The military budgets of all African countries does not amount to what the US spends ...

Kevin Marcus, U.S. Army Europe and Africa deputy chief of staff, G-5, highlighted the need for faster production, stronger ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's violence-stricken areas. The move has underlined how ...

This story has been corrected. VICENZA, Italy — The U.S. aims to show that its prescription for good relations in Africa includes medical partnerships with militaries across the continent, some of ...

Si vis pacem, para bellum: If you want peace, prepare for war, as the ancient Latin adage goes. This motto has resonated with many countries, particularly in Africa, where military preparedness can be ...

ROME — The Army is envisioning a chain of regional drone training centers in Africa focused on using the collective expertise of participating countries to usher in a new era of tackling the continent ...

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's cash-strapped armed forces are in a "critical state of decline" that will take at least a decade to fix even with urgent action, according to a military strategy ...