April 26
Niger: Niger's Military Coup Triggers Child Marriages, Sex Work in Neighboring Countries
A group of young girls aged between 15 and 17 sit tight, following attentively a lesson being taught by a Mualim (Islamic teacher) in a makeshift madrassah (Qur'anic school)… Read more »
February 21
Africa: It Is Imperative to Protect Children in War
All around the globe, the most vulnerable among us are suffering the gravest consequences of war. Children bear the brunt of the horrors inflicted by States and armed groups… Read more »
August 31, 2023
West Africa: 'Investing' Key to the Prevention of Military Coups - UN
The United Nations says increased investment in the Sahel region will assist in preventing military coups. This after military officers in Gabon announced a seizure of power from… Read more »
September 01, 2023
West Africa: What Niger's Coup Says About U.S. Security Assistance in the Sahel
In what has become an all too familiar phenomenon, U.S.-trained security personnel have been implicated in the July 26th coup that deposed Niger's democratically elected president,… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Africa: Should Military Leaders Be Barred From Addressing the UN?
A rash of military coups in African countries -- including Burkina Faso, Sudan, Guinea, Mali, and most recently Niger- has raised a legitimate question: What should be the response… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Africa: How Wagner Group, Mercenaries With a Wider Agenda, Impact Civil Society
The Wagner Group, a shadowy mercenary group that has been operating for many years in African countries such as Sudan, Mali, the Central African Republic, and other mainly… Read more »
May 12, 2023
Sudan: Violence Knows No Borders
Events in Sudan have been a constant topic of conversation in Cairo's coffee houses since the violence erupted there four weeks ago. The images of almost 30 Egyptian soldiers… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Africa: Ukraine War Triggers Record Increase in World Military Spending
The United Nations has warned that the February 2022 Rusian invasion of Ukraine has threatened to force up to 1.7 billion people -- over one-fifth of humanity -- into poverty,… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Africa: Detoxifying Security - Recommendations for the G7 Summit On Nuclear Weapons
The current war in Ukraine has shown that nuclear deterrence is deeply flawed. It relies on the assumption of "rational actors" in power and credibility of threats, which we know… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Africa: Fighter Planes? Yes. Rubber Bullets? No
When the US was planning to sell fighter planes to a politically-repressive regime in South-east Asia in a bygone era, a spokesman for a human rights organization, responding to a… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Africa: Most African Govts (3 in 4) Spend More On Arms, Less On Farms
The data is shocking: three-quarters of African Governments have already reduced their agricultural budgets while paying almost double that on arms. Read more »
November 10, 2022
Africa: 'Tactical' Nuclear Weapons Could Unleash Untold Damage, Experts Warn
Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the conflict's potential to escalate to the use of nuclear weapons has been highlighted by political analysts and military experts… Read more »
September 11, 2012
Kenya: Kenya's Water Wars Kill Scores
Water scarcity is fuelling deadly inter-ethnic wars that continue to claim lives in Kenya, according to government officials. And if nothing is done to educate communities on how… Read more »
October 20, 2005
Sudan: Oil Sector Proves a Hard Nut to Crack
For geological engineer Farouq Kam, Sudan's 21-year civil war didn't really end in January when the country's Islamist government signed a peace agreement with rebels from the… Read more »