The army announced Monday it was ready to “receive and prepare” volunteer fighters, after Abdel Fattah al-Burhan last week urged Sudanese “youth and all those able to defend” to join the military.
But there is evidence that women’s voices can no longer be ignored in the armed forces – meaning that gender is now firmly on the agenda as never before
Can policing hair relate to community and equality, or is it solely a function of colonial militarism?
Mali’s junta now finds itself ostracised by its regional peers – and at the centre of a dangerous new geopolitical game.
What’s been happening on the continent this week?
South Africa’s new military weapon takes a leaf out of the Libyan rebel forces’ handbook as it lands in Mozambique to fight insurgents
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We reveal details of the South African National Defence Force’s contribution to the Southern African Development Community’s military mission to rid Mozambique of insurgents
More than ever before, decisive leadership is needed from politicians, military leadership and civil society to march the South African National Defence Force in the right direction
‘A serious military operation is yet to come. Once you disrupt Soweto, you have the attention of the country and the world’
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An exhibition of Matthew Krouse’s underground films reveal an agitator awed by the tradition of ‘dirty queens’
Rape, kidnapping and victim-blaming are endemic and perpetrators protected, report finds
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In the frantic pursuit of patriarchal ideas of manhood, boys often lose their ability to love — this paves the way for cruelty and violence
South Africa’s biggest city is ground zero for debates about the long-term effectiveness and constitutionality of militarised urban policing and how we imagine the post-Covid city
‘Nigeria kills its people. Nigeria has always killed its people.’
A frontier dispute between the two Asian giants turned deadly for the first time in 45 years. Observers argue the skirmish was exacerbated by Delhi’s annexation of Kashmir and Ladakh
The conflation of human rights violations and a pandemic leave the most vulnerable marginalised. Equitable and democratic societies are needed to fight against this
Civil-military relations across the continent are tenuous, at best. Covid-19 may have given African governments an opportunity to create a new social compact with their citizens
Multiple reports and videos are emerging of authorities abusing their power as they crack down on lockdown violations
Even though no planes were ever supplied, a company wants hundreds of millions of rands from the military for a contract to supply two aircraft
The EU must monitor military leaders, rather than use them to outsource migration control
Security forces moved in to brutally disperse a protest sit-in on Monday
​Sudan is bracing for a two-day nationwide strike from Tuesday called by protesters to pile pressure on the military
​Opposition leader Juan Guaido will make a fresh bid on Saturday to rally Venezuela’s armed forces behind him with protests at military bases
‘I don’t feel safer knowing our military can blow algae to bits’
In the north and centre of the country — shaken by jihadist violence and lawlessness — tension has been sharpened by the vote
The vote is meant to be a rare democratic transition of power in the nuclear-armed country
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More than 1,000 people held captive by the militant group Boko Haram have been freed, according to Nigeria’s military
The storm that erupted in Zimbabwe had been brewing for some time, blowing open tensions in the security forces
​Emmerson Mnangagwa appears well-placed to return to a leading role in Zimbabwe following the army’s takeover
‘In MK, there was this belief that you don’t want to divert from the struggle by talking about women’s liberation and feminism’
Opposition ire over the president’s extended term in office spilled over into the streets this week
The military denies attacking Nnamdi Kanu’s home or knowing where he is but the military is not exactly seen as a credible source of information