Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
France hands over last military base in Chad
France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...
Trump executive order won't erase Arizona's Tuskegee Airmen, after all | Opinion
The Air Force said it would no longer teach about the Tuskegee Airmen or WASPs after Trump issued an executive order barring ...
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Tributes paid to Ex-RAF and humanitarian pilot who died aged 103
Tributes have been paid to a humanitarian aviator, Mission Aviation Fellowship, (MAF) co-founder, and former RAF Squadron Leader Jack Hemmings from East Sussex who has died aged 103.
Former RAF pilot dies ‘having lavished 103 years of love into the world’
Jack Hemmings died on January 24 in hospital in Sussex, the Mission Aviation Fellowship charity announced. A former RAF pilot ...
Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates: Deadly drone strikes hit nuclear plant and refinery
In a significant escalation of cross-border warfare, Ukraine launched its largest drone offensive yet into Russian territory, ...
Ukrainian winemaker, US vets team up on a mission: showing the best of Ukraine, one glass at a time
In a wine shop an hour outside of Washington, owner Arthur Lampros sampled a wine from a part of the world that was totally ...
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
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CFA franc, passports, joint force: What are the Sahel States’ plans after split with ECOWAS?
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...
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Air force projects 30,000 personnel by 2027
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, said, on Wednesday, that the Nigerian Air Force aims to have over 30,000 personnel by 2027. This was as he reaffirmed the Air Force’s commitment ...
Defence experts criticise absence of air support for South African troops in the DRC
Defence experts highlight the absence of Rooivalk helicopters as a critical factor in the inadequate protection of South African soldiers who are on a peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic o ...
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Four more South African soldiers die in DRC
Dr Thobekile Gamede and the Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Rudzani Maphwanya send their heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and the entire defence ...