Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has finalized plans to retire seven senior ...

The U.S. military’s new posture comes even though many African armies remain ill-equipped and insurgent groups expand.

Bujumbura - Burundi's ruling party is purging ethnic Tutsi army officers in a campaign of repression, a human rights group says, accusing the international community of inaction amid deadly political ...

It’s no secret that many governments globally don’t always operate with the best interests of their citizens at heart. These civil servants often fail to resist the temptation of using state resources ...

FDLR is a UN and US-blacklisted terrorist organization founded by military and paramilitary extremists ... For a few days, this Burundi-led coalition, including the FDLR, occupied some localities ...

NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — The new privates received their ranks amid military pomp in a town near Warsaw where a Napoleonic fortress attests to a long military history. The group was ...

“On behalf of the United States Embassy, I would like to thank [the Burundi National Defense Force] for allowing us to partner with them for this important medical exercise,” said U.S. Army L ...

Gender quotas have been consistently respected in Burundi since 2005. The country has one of the highest shares of women in parliament. It ranks 41st ... a group of former army and police generals ...

In the Army hierarchy, officer ranks are structured into three tiers: company grade, field grade, and general. Company grade officers, designated in the ranks of O-1 to O-3, form the initial tier.

The Army's command structure is divided into three main categories: enlisted ranks, warrant officer ranks, and commissioned officer ranks. Enlisted ranks make up the majority of the Army ...

Burundi, which marked 60 years of independence on 1 July 2022, ranks as the poorest country ... Burundi is a country familiar with various military regimes since independence.

Or sign-in if you have an account. NAIROBI — Burundi’s army said on Wednesday ten of its African Union peacekeepers were killed when al Shabaab militants overran their base in central Somalia.