Darren Olivier (@darren_olivier) 's Twitter Profile
Darren Olivier

@darren_olivier

Director at African Defence Review [email protected] — I’ll be spending more time at bsky.app/profile/darren…

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Sherwin Bryce-Pease (@sherwiebp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

South Africa's President gets a very warm welcome on arriving at the G7 in Canada and reciprocates. Both leaders have worked through strained relations with the United States in recent months and navigated tricky meetings in the Oval Office.

Mark Carney (@markjcarney) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I met with President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 ahead of the G7 tomorrow.    As G7 and G20 presidents, Canada and South Africa are leading in the face of similar challenges and opportunities. With the rules-based system under threat, international cooperation is more important than ever.

I met with President <a href="/CyrilRamaphosa/">Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦</a> ahead of the <a href="/G7/">G7</a> tomorrow. 
 
As G7 and G20 presidents, Canada and South Africa are leading in the face of similar challenges and opportunities. With the rules-based system under threat, international cooperation is more important than ever.
Alex Luck (@alexluck9) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some pretty neat imagery of the Chinese amphibious bridging system. Whether it works out as intended and how widespread its application will be for certain contingencies remains to be seen. But you just don't know until you try.

SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@sapoliceservice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#sapsHQ [YOUTH MONTH] Meet #SAPS' youngest active Special Task Force operator, a 29yr-old police officer, whose identity cannot be revealed for security reasons. For the 37th STF Selection Training Programme, over 500 members applied to join, but only 13 successfully completed

#sapsHQ [YOUTH MONTH] Meet #SAPS' youngest active Special Task Force operator, a 29yr-old police officer, whose identity cannot be revealed for security reasons.

For the 37th STF Selection Training Programme, over 500 members applied  to join, but only 13 successfully completed
Geoffrey York (@geoffreyyork) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Three embarrassing errors in one brief tweet. There is no such thing as the "Republic of Canada." The host province, Alberta, does not have a "Governor" or a "Deputy Mayor."

Rich Tedd (@afrimeosint) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A New Way Cargo Airlines IL-76TD freighter (#Reg. 🇰🇬 EX-76023) departed this morning from the military apron at 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi International Airport, also known as #UAEAF Al Reef Airbase, and is now preparing to land at Bosaso Airport in Puntland 🇸🇴.

A New Way Cargo Airlines IL-76TD freighter (#Reg. 🇰🇬 EX-76023) departed this morning from the military apron at 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi International Airport, also known as #UAEAF Al Reef Airbase, and is now preparing to land at Bosaso Airport in Puntland 🇸🇴.
Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

25 African countries could be added to US travel ban: Angola; Benin; Burkina; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; DRC; Djibouti; Ethiopia; Egypt; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Malawi; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Sao Tome; Senegal; South Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.

Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kenyan Weapons Linked to Sudan’s Civil War. Excellent Bellingcat investigation traces weapons and ammo in RSF possession back to Kenyan state-run weapons maker. The US should ask its non-NATO ally about this... bellingcat.com/news/2025/06/1…

Redi Tlhabi (@reditlhabi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is so sloppy. The Presidency 🇿🇦 is a guest, the ONLY African Head of State to be invited to the G7, by the host, Canada. It's a big deal. To write such inaccuracies is disrespectful. I'm not sure what's worse: "Republic of Canada" or calling Alberta a city? No man!

Rich Tedd (@afrimeosint) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kenyan Ammunition has been supplied recently to the #RSF, further intensifying the conflict in #Sudan 🇸🇩. Among the items ID are 🇰🇪 MOD-marked crates containing 7.62mm rounds, 14.5×114mm cartridges, and Chinese-made 82mm HE mortar shells. bellingcat.com/news/2025/06/1…

Kenyan Ammunition has been supplied recently to the #RSF, further intensifying the conflict in #Sudan 🇸🇩. Among the items ID are 🇰🇪 MOD-marked crates containing 7.62mm rounds, 14.5×114mm cartridges, and Chinese-made 82mm HE mortar shells.

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Newzroom Afrika (@newzroom405) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Defence Web analyst Ricardo Teixeira says the SADC mission, which was deployed to eastern DRC, was doomed from the beginning. Teixeira was reacting to the return of SANDF troops who were part of the mission. He says the soldiers went to the mission without any support. Watch:

SAPA-Sudanese American Physicians Association (@sapa_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In #Sudan, an estimated 3.2 million children under five are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2025, including more than 770,000 who may face severe acute malnutrition. In May, SAPA, with support from UNICEF Sudan - اليونيسف في السودان, launched the first training workshop under the

John Ridge 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 (@john_a_ridge) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Incredible to be honest. This is a perfect example of main engine cutoff followed by reentry body separation as the missiles transition from boost to midcourse. The thick plumes are booster exhaust while the faint plumes are generated by the reentry bodies.

Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ghana has lost $11 billion to gold smuggling with much of it finding its way to UAE. Shocking how so much of Africa's gold is enriching already rich Gulf states instead of their own people. reuters.com/sustainability…

Darren Olivier (@darren_olivier) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There are significant opportunities in defence industry cooperation and capacity building too, but there has been less willingness to move forward quickly on that. There’s a risk it’ll become yet another lost opportunity for the SA DOD & the defence industry.

Tom Nichols (@radiofreetom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Once upon a time, if a US president urged the people of a foreign capital (with whom we are not at war) to evacuate and then POSTED WITH LOTS OF !!!!!!!! in them, we'd be very concerned about the health and stability of that president. Now everyone shrugs and says: well, Trump