African Americans face unique health challenges shaped by both genetic factors and social determinants of health. Research consistently shows higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, high blood ...

AGADIR, Morocco–The initial planning event (IPE) for exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25) took place from Sept. 9-20, setting the stage for the multinational military exercise scheduled for spring 2025 ...

The African Union (AU) has formally sought the support of the Nigerian Navy to host a pan-African naval exercise in 2027, ...

The exercises were the second time in six months that President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to be blindsided by his own military ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's Department of Defense said Thursday it has asked China to postpone naval exercises that would have brought Chinese and Russian warships to South African waters ...

Malian special forces soldiers participate in combat reload drills at Loumbila, Burkina Faso, Feb. 16, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Peter Seidler) The Department of State Antiterrorism Assistance ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 10 (Reuters) - China, Russia and Iran began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa's waters on Saturday in what the host country described as a BRICS Plus operation ‌to ...

Briefly News journalist Byron Pillay has spent a decade reporting on the South African political landscape, crime and social issues. He spent 10 years working for a community newspaper before ...