February 28
Uganda: Joseph Kony - How a Ugandan War Criminal and His Soldiers Have Evaded Capture and Endured for Decades
Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), remains at large two decades after the International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants against him and… Read more »
February 24
Africa: Africa's Militaries Have Always Relied On Imported Weapons - Why a Shift to Homegrown Defence Is Now Under Way
Africa's militaries are built on imported power. Foreign countries such as China, Russia, the United States, Turkey and France dominate Africa's weapons market. Between them they… Read more »
February 20
Ethiopia: Ethiopia and Eritrea Are On Edge Again - What's Behind the Growing Risk of War
The histories of Eritrea and Ethiopia have long been closely intertwined. Once part of Ethiopia, Eritrea launched an armed struggle for independence in 1961 that resulted in its… Read more »
February 19
Africa: Should South Africa Use the Army to Fight Gangs? the Short Answer Is No
When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to the provinces of Gauteng and the Western Cape in his 2026 State of the Nation… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Is Sending in the Army to Fight Crime (Again). Does It Ever Work?
Soldiers from the South African National Defence Force are going to be deployed alongside members of the South African Police Service to combat gangs and armed groups associated… Read more »
February 18
Sudan: How Warring Factions Gained Influence in the Country's Food System - and What It Means for the Current Conflict
Militaries play a major role in the politics of many countries. They determine whether elections can occur and who can compete. From Egypt to Pakistan and Myanmar to Uganda, the… Read more »
February 15
Africa: Climate Change Could Expose 1.1 Billion People to Hunger By 2100 (But There's Good News Too) - AI Modelling Study
More than 295 million people globally experienced hunger and starvation in 2025 because of conflict, displacement, climate change and economic disasters. Read more »
February 12
Ethiopia: How to Get Away With Mass Murder - 4 Tactics Ethiopia Used to Hide Tigray Atrocities From the World
The Tigray region in Ethiopia's north has endured one of the world's deadliest armed conflicts of the 21st century. Between 2020 and 2022, as many as 800,000 people were killed… Read more »
February 11
Nigeria: Why the U.S. Can Destroy Terrorist Camps in Nigeria, but Not Terrorism - Security Scholar
US military airstrikes on Islamic State-linked militants in north-western Nigeria on Christmas Day 2025 attracted global attention. The focus was on the international legal… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Latest Peace Plan - What's in It and Does It Stand a Chance?
US president Donald Trump's advisor on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, announced in February 2026 that Washington and three Middle East states - Saudi Arabia, Egypt and… Read more »
February 05
Sudan: Countries Need Higher Education to Rebuild After Conflict - Study Finds Foreign Aid Isn't Going Where It's Needed
Higher education institutions are frequent casualties in violent conflicts. In Palestine, Ukraine and Sudan, to mention only a few recent examples, university campuses have been… Read more »
January 30
South Sudan: South Sudan's White Army Explained - What It Is - and What It Isn't
The UN issued warnings of potential mass violence between the South Sudanese government and the White Army in January 2026. A peace agreement ended a five-year civil war in the… Read more »
January 14
East Africa: Another War in the Horn of Africa Would Be Disastrous for One of the World's Most Repressed Nations
The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea. Read more »
East Africa: Another War in the Horn of Africa Would Be Disastrous for One of the World's Most Repressive Nations
The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea. Read more »
January 06
West Africa: Nigeria Has a High Poverty Rate - What This Has to Do With Ethnic Conflicts
Nigeria has endured decades of violent insurgencies and ranks 6th on the 2025 Global Terrorism Index. Numerous people have been killed and millions displaced. The number of… Read more »
December 31, 2025
Nigeria: The Pluses and Minuses of U.S. Airstrikes in Northern Nigeria
A month before the US carried out its Christmas day attack on militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, president Donald Trump had declared Nigeria… Read more »
December 18, 2025
Sudan: Sudan's Civil War - a Visual Guide to the Brutal Conflict
Sudan's brutal civil war has dragged on for more than 2½ years, displacing millions and killing in excess of 150,000 people - making it among the most deadly conflicts in… Read more »
December 15, 2025
Africa: Coup Contagion? a Rash of African Power Grabs Suggests Copycats Are Taking Note of Others' Success
In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military garb appeared on state TV on Dec. 7, 2025, to announce that they had suspended… Read more »
December 09, 2025
Africa: Coups in Africa - How Democratic Failings Help Shape Military Takeovers - Study
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea and Gabon have all suffered regime change in the last five years, led by men in military uniform. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Roger Lumbala Is Accused of Horrific War Crimes in DR Congo - Can His Trial in France Bring Justice?
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been called "the worst place on earth to be a woman" and "the rape capital of the world". A 2014 survey estimated that 22% of women and… Read more »
Senegal: Thiaroye Massacre - Report On the French Killing of Senegalese Troops in 1944 Exposes a Painful History
The Thiaroye camp near Dakar was a Senegalese army barracks housing African soldiers called "tirailleurs sénégalais" (Senegalese riflemen). It welcomed men returning… Read more »
Benin: Benin's Failed Coup - Three Factors Behind the Takeover Attempt
Military elements attempted to topple Benin's government in early December 2025. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and west Africa since 2020, this bid triggered a… Read more »
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Coup - Election Uncertainty Has Triggered Military Takeovers Before
Guinea-Bissau has had nine attempted coups and five successful ones since its independence in September 1973. Salah Ben Hammou, a researcher with a focus on the politics of… Read more »
December 08, 2025
Nigeria: Terror Threat in Nigeria - What the Killing of a General Tells Us About the Fight Against ISWAP
The killing of Nigeria's Brigadier General Musa Uba, in mid-November 2025, by the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, risks boosting the morale of insurgents while… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Power Grabs Are Rising - the AU's Mixed Response Is Making Things Worse
Hardly a month goes by without news of another unconstitutional change of government on the African continent. Read more »
