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The Ghanaian military has launched a renewed and intensified operation to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, resulting in the destruction of significant mining equipment on the first day. Soldiers deployed under the government’s “Operation Halt” initiative successfully destroyed 18 chanfans, 10 industrial water pumping machines, and one excavator …

The government has deployed over 100 armed military personnel to various water bodies in a renewed effort to clamp down on illegal mining activities, locally known as galamsey. This action follows growing agitation from over 50 state and private civil society organizations (CSOs), urging the government to address the environmental …

Twenty-five soldiers with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s army have been sentenced to death for fleeing battles against the notorious M23 rebels in the conflict-hit east of the country. The soldiers were also convicted of theft by a military tribunal as they stole goods from shops in a nearby village …

An ambush by a “terrorist group” killed 21 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso on Tuesday, Niger’s ruling military junta said in a statement read on national television. The statement Tuesday evening did not specify which group was behind the attack. Niger is struggling with a deadly …

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has cautioned against calls for attacks on soldiers. According to GAF, such calls pose a significant threat to the security and stability of the nation. The caution from GAF follows a viral video in which an NPP parliamentary candidate in the Amenfi East constituency of …

Over 500 soldiers are expected to be deployed to Bawku in the Upper East Region to help deal with rising insecurity in the region.   The decision to deploy armed men was taken after a delegation, comprising National Security Coordinator, Edward Asomani; Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, Chief of the Army …

Some personnel of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces reportedly clashed at the Central Business District of Accra on Monday,March 27, 2023. A video shared on social media showed , some military officers assaulted a Police officer who was riding a motorbike for a traffic infraction. Not …

The Ministry of Defence has revealed that the salaries of soldiers and police officers have been tripled to enhance their standard of living. The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, contributing to the debate on the State of the Nation address by the President said the government has made adequate investments …

A nursing mother has been confirmed dead after soldiers reportedly fired live ammunition at mourners in the Amansie South District town of Manso/Datano in the Ashanti Region, over the weekend.   The deceased Felicia Donkor sustained gunshot wounds when the officers got to the funeral grounds of a resident said …

Burkina Faso’s government says 11 soldiers were found dead and around 50 civilians are missing following a suspected jihadist attack on a convoy. Twenty-eight other people, including 20 soldiers, were wounded in the Monday attack and a search for the missing people is ongoing.   The vehicles, which were escorted …