March 31
Africa: Nuclear War Threat - Why Africa's Pushing for a Complete Ban
At a time of heightened geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, intensified by strategic dynamics involving the US, Nato and Russia over Europe's security, nuclear… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda and Belgium Are At Odds Over the DRC - What's Led to the Latest Low Point
Rwanda's foreign affairs ministry suspended all diplomatic relations with Belgium in March 2025. Soon afterwards, Belgium expelled Rwandan diplomats. This came weeks after Belgium… Read more »
March 28
West Africa: Senegal Sees French Troops Depart As West Africa Reassesses Colonial Ties
France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal's capital, Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late… Read more »
March 27
Sudan: The Battle for Khartoum - Tracking Sudan's War Over Two Years
Sudan has been engulfed in brutal conflict since 15 April 2023, when tensions between the country's two most powerful military factions erupted into civil war. Read more »
March 25
Sudan: Sudan's Civil War - What Military Advances Mean, and Where the Country Could Be Heading Next
A series of advances by the Sudanese military has led some observers to posit that the African nation's yearslong civil war could be at a crucial turning point. Read more »
March 20
Somalia: Islamic State in Somalia - the Terrorist Group's Origins, Rise and Recent Battlefield Defeats
The Islamic State in Somalia is an affiliate of the transnational jihadist group Islamic State, known in short as ISIS. Based in the semi-autonomous northern Somalia territory of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Oil-Rich Rivers State Under Emergency - Sending in the Army Isn't the Answer
President Bola Tinubu recently declared a state of emergency in Nigeria's oil-rich Rivers State, in the country's south-south region. Read more »
March 19
South Sudan: Violence in South Sudan Is Rising Again - What's Different This Time, and How to Avoid Civil War
A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a return to civil war in the world's youngest nation. In… Read more »
March 18
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's War May Have Ended, but the Tigray Crisis Hasn't
For over 20 years, Ethiopia was led by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of four ethnic-based political parties representing Tigray, Amhara, Oromo,… Read more »
March 16
Sudan: Middle Eastern Monarchies in Sudan's War - What's Driving Their Interests
The civil war in Sudan that began in April 2023 involves several external actors. The conflict pits the Sudanese Armed Forces against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in a… Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: U.S. Funding Cuts May Affect Nigeria's Fight Against Terrorism. Here's How
The United States decision to cut international aid funding will affect Nigeria in various ways. One is in the fight against terror groups like Boko Haram and Islamic State West… Read more »
February 19
Africa: How Refugee Entrepreneurs Are Supplying Sustainable Energy to the Camps They Live in
Refugees are providing energy within camps home to millions of displaced people around the world, my research has found. Read more »
February 20
West Africa: Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré Is Making Waves in West Africa. Who Is He?
Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in… Read more »
February 17
Congo-Kinshasa: Goma Is Threatened By Conflict and a Volcano - We've Created a Handbook to Help Hotspots Like These
The city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was taken over by the M23 rebel group in January 2025. This was a tragic escalation of a decades-long conflict that's led… Read more »
February 15
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Are Marching Across Eastern DRC - the Interests Driving Players in the Conflict
The current conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resemble the situation during the Second Congo War between 1998 and 2003. This resulted in millions of deaths, with… Read more »
February 11
Africa: Living With Multiple Chronic Conditions Cuts Lives Short - but Africans Are Overlooked in Research
When a person suffers from two or more long-term health conditions at the same time this is known as multimorbidity. Read more »
February 10
Central African Republic: Listening to People's Stories About Foreign Forces Could Help Bring Peace
Since it became independent in 1960, the Central African Republic has grappled with poverty, instability and governance challenges. Read more »
February 07
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Conflict - Talks Have Failed to Bring Peace. Is It Time to Try Sanctions?
The crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) escalated at the end of January 2025 when Goma, the capital of the province of North Kivu, fell to Rwanda-backed M23… Read more »
February 06
Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Are Continuing Their March in Eastern Congo - What Is Their Long-Term Goal?
In late January, a rebel group that has long caused mayhem in the sprawling African nation of Democratic Republic of Congo took control of Goma, a major city of about 2 million… Read more »
Sudan: Peace in Sudan - What It's Going to Take
Sudan, which included South Sudan up to 2011, has never known peace and stability since independence in 1956. The country's instability stems from the absence of democratic rule;… Read more »
Mali: Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's New Plan to Tackle Extremist Violence Is Likely to Fail
The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their… Read more »
February 02
Sudan: Ethnic Divisions Are Being Used to Cover Up Army Failures - Peace Scholar
Sudan's civil war has devastated the country and strained relations with neighbouring South Sudan. Events in January 2025 have stirred up xenophobic feelings in Sudan and outrage… Read more »
January 31
Congo-Kinshasa: South African Troops Are Dying in the DRC - Why They're There and What's Going Wrong
The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the… Read more »
January 28
Sudan: Peace in Sudan - a Fresh Mediation Effort Is Needed - How It Could Work
Intense fighting has ravaged Sudan since 15 April 2023. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its erstwhile comrades-in-arms, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Could Do With Some Foreign Help to Solve Anglophone Crisis - but the State Doesn't Want It
What began in late 2016 as a peaceful protest by lawyers and teachers in Cameroon's North West and South West regions quickly turned violent and developed into what's become known… Read more »
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