Sixteen Nigerian military officers arrested over coup attempt to be tried for mutiny
The officers, detained since October 2025, are accused of acts of indiscipline and violations of service regulations, Samaila Uba, a military spokesperson, said on Monday in a statement in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.
Domino effect: Neighbours close borders after Trump threatens to enforce Christian freedom of worship in Nigeria militarily
Chadian Armed Forces have been placed on maximum alert with troops, armoured vehicles and surveillance drones deployed along key border routes. President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno was quoted as saying that “no armed group or foreign force will be allowed to enter Chadian soil under any disguise.”
Kenya embraces artificial intelligence in defence and military despite inherent risks
National Defence University-Kenya Deputy Vice Chancellor, Centre for Security and Strategic Studies, Maj-Gen Joyce Sitienei, stated that Africa must be an ‘active architect’ in developing ethical frameworks for military AI.
Kenyan intelligence shuts down Quba Islamic Centre in Garissa fearing infiltration by Somali militants
Garissa branch SUPKEM chairperson, Sheikh Abdullahi Salat, said that it was shameful that religious people who were supposed to bring people together were now dividing them. Sheikh Salat reiterated that SUPKEM was fully supporting the government’s move to shut the place down and called for the arrest of all those fuelling the conflicts.