“We merely played the host role. The training was led by China,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said at a press conference on the 21st of last month. The first joint defense training of BRICS ...

A naval exercise off the South African coast in January 2026, dubbed Will for Peace and involving the warships of South Africa, China, Russia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran, elicited ...

Earlier this month, several members of the BRICS grouping conducted joint naval exercises, called “Will for Peace 2026” off South African waters. China led the training, participating alongside their ...

Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Mubarakh Muganga, on Monday, July 21, issued a rallying call for a new era in African military training, one that is unified, forward-looking, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Africa has launched an inquiry into Iran’s participation in joint naval drills with BRICS nations last week, apparently ...

The exercises were the second time in six months that President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to be blindsided by his own military regarding relations with Tehran. By John Eligon and Zimasa Matiwane ...