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May 25, 2023
South Africa: Arms-to-Russia Row Raises Doubt About South Africa's Compliance With Arms Control. It Could Face Tougher Scrutiny in Future
The recent furore over accusations by the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, that South Africa was supplying arms to Russia despite its declared policy of… Read more »
May 11, 2023
West Africa: West Africa Has a Small Weapons Crisis - Why Some Countries Are Better At Dealing With It Than Others
Research has found that globally, small arms and light weapons increase the likelihood, intensity and longevity of conflict. Read more »
April 17, 2023
Sudan: Hemedti - The Warlord Who Built a Paramilitary Force More Powerful Than the State
Dozens have been killed in armed clashes in the Sudanese capital Khartoum following months of tension between the military and the powerful paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces… Read more »
February 09, 2023
Africa: Russia's Presence On the Continent Increasingly Relies On Mercenaries
Mercenaries have been a fixture in Africa since the second half of the 20th century. They have been used to protect incumbent leaders or install new ones in conflict zones. Read more »
South Africa: 500-Year-Old Horn Container Discovered in South Africa Sheds Light On Pre-Colonial Khoisan Medicines
In 2020, a chance discovery near the small South African hamlet of Misgund in the Eastern Cape unearthed an unusual parcel - a gift to science. The parcel turned out to be a… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: East African Troops Hope to Bring Peace in the DRC but There May Be Stumbling Blocks
The East African Community decided to deploy troops in one of its member states for the first time in June 2022. The deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will… Read more »
October 11, 2022
West Africa: Burkina Faso Coup Raises Questions About Growing Russian Involvement in West Africa
As if fighting in what - for now, at least - appears to be a losing battle in Ukraine weren't enough, the Wagner Group, a private army of Russian mercenaries commanded by Yevgeny… Read more »
October 02, 2022
East Africa: Massacre Offers Window Into the Past and Future of the DRC Conflict
For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced… Read more »
September 26, 2022
South Sudan: South Sudan Should Disarm Civilians - The Evidence Shows This Improves Security
A long-running state of insecurity has recently intensified in Unity State - one of South Sudan's 10 states - resulting in many innocent lives being lost. Read more »
May 29, 2022
Somalia: U.S. Will Soon Redeploy Troops in Somalia - the Mission and Key Goals
The Biden administration in the US recently announced it would be providing a "persistent presence" in Somalia of up to "around 450" US soldiers, reversing a decision taken by US… Read more »
May 21, 2022
West Africa: Togo - Region's New Frontier of Violent Extremism?
The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times. Read more »
May 01, 2022
Chad: How Involvement in Peace Missions Can Impede Democracy
Troop contributions to international interventions by authoritarian states pose a puzzle. On the one hand, participation in such interventions indicates support for a… Read more »
August 28, 2020
Mali: One Coup Leads to Another, History Shows
Immediately after Mali's unpopular president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was removed on Aug. 18 by the military in a swift and bloodless coup, many Malians celebrated. Read more »
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