Christopher Michael Faulkner, US Naval War College Tensions are mounting in West Africa as Mali resists pressure from the region, the EU and US, to come…
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A military helicopter crash has killed five officials in Cote D’Ivoire, the Ivorian Defence Ministry confirmed on Friday. The helicopter, which had five people on board…
The new Service Chiefs are: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff.
The frigate is the latest of some huge technological breakthrough in its armament systems and combat efficiency which the Egyptian Navy has been witnessing.
Government prosecutors handed the high-profile investigation over to the military after announcing on Wednesday they found no evidence that a dozen men found dead in jail cells were shot.
The interim injunction remains in force until a new hearing when the authorities can defend themselves.
“These acts of violence against civilians, humanitarian workers and civilian infrastructure are deplorable, and I condemn them in the strongest terms,” Representative of UN Secretary General, El Hillo said.
The Defence Ministry said the helicopters involved in the Central Mali operation were a Tiger and a Cougar