Africa: Africa Isn't Ready for a Withdrawal of Peacekeepers

Somalia, Mali and the DRC face significant security vacuums, which will undermine safety and worsen humanitarian conditions. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Ocean of Organised Crime

A lack of state and industry accountability has turned the ocean into the world's biggest transnational crime scene. Read more »

Africa: Africa Can End Its Rash of Military Coups

But sanctions aren't enough - the AU and states must tackle root causes, including electoral fraud and service delivery failure. Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs a People-Centred Approach to Climate Action

At COP28, Africa must champion a position that is both economically conscious and prioritises the voices of its people. Read more »

Africa: Going Nowhere Slowly At the UN General Assembly's Annual Debate

At this critical juncture in world affairs, the general debate should have featured more solutions and better leadership. Read more »

Africa: Anti-Gay Laws - Africa's Human Rights Regression

In the upsurge of laws and policies targeting homosexuality, the plight of victims is often forgotten. Read more »

Africa: Can China Be a More Attractive Security Partner for Africa?

Beijing's Global Security Initiative may be more compelling than Western approaches, but comes with several challenges. Read more »

Africa: Biden's BRI Moment

The Lobito Corridor infrastructure project casts the United States and the West in an unfamiliar role. Read more »

Africa: Organised Crime - The Fuel That Ignites Terrorism

Links between organised crime and terrorism in Africa have made it difficult to curb both offences. Read more »

Africa: Sudan Exposes the AU's Weak Response to Humanitarian Crises

The continental body should focus on coordinating and collaborating with humanitarian actors, rather than new structures and policies. Read more »

Africa: Niger - Another Symptom of Africa's Weak Crisis-Response Capacity

As intergovernmental organisations grapple with security problems, it's time to review the African Peace and Security Architecture. Read more »

Africa: Brics+ and the Tricky Business of Balancing Global Geopolitics

Will an expanded BRICS precipitate a new international order, or collapse under the weight of its internal contradictions? Read more »

Africa: BRICS+ and the Future of the Us Dollar

Although no single alternative to the dollar is likely, the shift away from a Western-led global order has begun. Read more »

Africa: Towards a BRICS Climate Club

BRICS could be the catalyst for a new global alliance to power solutions to the world's climate crisis. Read more »

West Africa: West Africa's Sea Turtle Population in Deep Water

Sea turtles will remain a target unless viable alternative livelihoods are created for fisher communities. Read more »

Africa: Why Aren't More African Union Decisions On Security Implemented?

Given current threats to safety and stability, Africa needs decisions that are properly drafted and funded. Read more »

Africa: Why Nigeria's Bandits Are Recruiting Women for Gunrunning

In a strategy honed by Boko Haram, bandits are enlisting women for arms trafficking in Nigeria's north-west. Read more »

Africa: Extra BRICS Shouldn't Be Used to Build a Wall Against the West

As interest in joining BRICS soars, an expansion must be about more than the 'West versus the Rest'. Read more »

Africa: New Agenda for Peace - a Reckoning for Africa On Collective Security?

The UN's push to revive global multilateralism should motivate African states, the AU and regional blocs to improve collaboration. Read more »

Africa: Africa, Beware the Dangers That Digital Influence Poses for Elections

Lessons from Kenya's 2022 poll show the 'commodification' of influence, with hashtags and influencers for hire. Read more »

Africa: From Russia, With Little to Show for It

President Vladimir Putin got more out of the Russia-Africa summit than most African leaders. Read more »

Africa: Africa-Europe Migration Deals Cost Lives and Undercut Democracy

Authoritarian leaders headlined Italy's recent migration conference in Europe's latest drive to reduce migration from Africa at all costs. Read more »

Africa: Development Funders Must Seize Climate Migration Opportunities

Although funds for climate adaptation are rising, vital climate-linked mobility interventions are still being overlooked. Read more »

Africa: France and the U.S.'s Possible Faustian Pact With CAR's Touadéra

Are France and the US preparing to drop opposition to a third term for CAR's president if he evicts Russia? Read more »

Africa: The Mighty Dollar Is Rhetorically Endangered but Safe, for Now

Russia's isolation, China's assertiveness and a surge of interest in joining BRICS have pushed calls for a BRICS currency. Read more »