Ethiopia: Rising Tensions in Tigray Risk Regional Conflict

Rivalries among Tigrayan political leaders threaten to derail the process of reintegrating Tigray into Ethiopia's federal structure and could rapidly escalate into a wider conflict… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The DRC Conflict Enters a Dangerous New Phase

The regionalization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis raises prospects for another multinational Congo War and the need for a robust African response. Read more »

Kenya: Reflections On 60 Years of Strengthening Military Professionalism in Kenya

Kenya's effort to instill a culture of military professionalism is founded on respect for the constitution, cultivating service-oriented leadership, and a commitment to building a… Read more »

Africa: Militant Islamist Groups in Africa Sustain High Pace of Lethality

Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained near record pace, with the Sahel and Somalia accounting for 79 percent of related deaths. Read more »

Sudan: Resetting the Political Calculus of the Sudan Conflict

A resolution of the Sudan conflict will require raising the financial and reputational costs of the regional actors who are fueling the conflict while ensuring the interests of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Risk of Regional Conflict Following Fall of Goma and M23 Offensive in the DRC

A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, underscoring the importance of African mediators and global… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Risk of Regional Conflict Following Fall of Goma and M23 Offensive in the DRC

Shifting calculations by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, underscoring importance of African mediators and global partners… Read more »

Africa: The Growing Militarization of China's Africa Policy

China is leveraging its military training exercises with African forces to advance China's expeditionary capabilities and geostrategic ambitions. Read more »

Africa: Famine Takes Grip in Africa's Prolonged Conflict Zones

Eighty percent of the record 163 million Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-affected countries, including potentially 840,000 people in Sudan, South Sudan, and… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Constantly Evolving Militant Islamist Threat

Fatalities linked to militant Islamist violence in Africa have surged by nearly 60 percent since 2021, though this is marked by widely varying regional threat trajectories, actors,… Read more »

Africa: How Africa's Legislatures Can Improve Security

Legislatures play an integral role in advancing national security by ensuring priorities align with citizen interests, budgets are allocated to meet priorities, and adequate… Read more »

Africa: Culture, Democracy, and the Fight Against Violent Extremism

Strengthening democratic institutions and amplifying traditional African values to promote social cohesion and consensus goes hand in hand with the fight against violent extremism. Read more »

Africa: The State of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Africa

General Birame Diop assesses the challenging trends facing UN peacekeeping operations in Africa, including loss of host country support, disinformation, and increasingly brazen… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo - a Persistent Crisis of Legitimacy

The Congo's chaotic elections failed to break the country's long legacy of fraudulent polls and plunged the government into a fresh crisis of legitimacy. Read more »