REFRAMING SECURITY FOR AFRICA’s DEVELOPMENT
Strengthening Africa’s resilience in an increasingly complex global security environment requires a broader understanding of security as a key enabler of sustainable development. As geopolitical competition intensifies and transnational...
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STRENGTHENING STRATEGIC DEFENCE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to building strong international defence partnerships following a high-level bilateral engagement with the Republic of Turkey during the 5th International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition, SAHA
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KENYA REAFFIRMS GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN RESPONSIBLE DEFENCE AI
Defence Cabinet Secretary Hon. Soipan Tuya, on her official visit to A Coruña, Spain, participated in the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Military (REAIM) Summit 2026, where she
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KDF AND USAFRICOM REAFFIRM DEFENCE COOPERATION
The Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF), General Charles Kahariri, on 5 February 2026 hosted the Deputy Commander of the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), Lieutenant General J. Brennan, during
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KENYA, ETHIOPIA DEEPEN DEFENCE COOPERATION
The Assistant Chief of Defence Forces in charge of Operations, Plans, Doctrine and Training (ACDF OPD&T), Major General Frederick Leuria, presided over the inaugural Kenya–Ethiopia Joint Defence Committee (JDC I)
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NDC ADVANCES STRATEGIC PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
Building on a series of successful engagements with U.S. defense institutions, the National Defence College (NDC) recently conducted a benchmarking visit to the United States Army War College (USAWC) in
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OPERATION SOUTHERN READINESS 2026 COMES TO A CLOSE
Operation Southern Readiness 2026 (K-OSR 26) was officially concluded at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa. The closing ceremony was presided over by the Deputy Commander Kenya Navy, Brigadier Sankale
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KDF-INDIA DEFENCE PLANNING MEETING
Kenya Defence Forces and India Joint Defence Working group II on 13th January 2025 convened at Defence Headquarters to chart a bilateral defence agenda for the upcoming Joint Defence Cooperation
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KENYA PLEDGES MORE SUPPORT FOR UN PEACE OPERATIONS
Defence Cabinet Secretary Hon Soipan Tuya has today announced Kenya’s expanded support for United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations at the 2025 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference in Berlin, Germany. Speaking at
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FINNISH PRESIDENT LAYS WREATH AT UGNM&M
His Excellency Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior on 12 May 2025, during a solemn ceremony held at
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ENHANCING DEFENCE COOPERATION
A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) delegation, led by Colonel S. Oloko, from Defence Headquarters, Nairobi recently engaged in key negotiations on defence cooperation with their Angolan counterparts in Luanda, Angola.
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