Cameroon: Cameroon's Rebels May Not Achieve Their Goal of Creating the Ambazonian State - but They're Still a Threat to Stability

Cameroon's separatist insurgency is an armed conflict in the country's North West (NW) and South West (SW) regions that began in 2017. It pits government forces against several… Read more »

South Sudan: Crisis in Abyei - South Sudan Must Act and Stop Violence Between Dinka Groups

Abyei - a territory roughly the size of Jamaica - is being contested by two countries, Sudan and South Sudan. Abyei, which covers just over 10,000km², is under special… Read more »

Rwanda: DRC-Rwanda Crisis - What's Needed to Prevent a Regional War

In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South African, Burundian and Tanzanian troops are fighting against the Rwandan army, which has deployed in support of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Security Problems Deepen As Anglophone Insurgency in Cameroon Spills Across Border

Over the past two decades, Nigeria has grappled with multiple and complex national security threats, each posing a significant challenge to its stability. Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan - Some Spoilers Want Peace to Fail, Putting 2024 Elections At Risk

South Sudan is expected to hold its first general election in December 2024. It became an independent state in 2011. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Peace Pacts With the Oromo Liberation Front Have Failed - Here's What Was Missing

Two attempts have been made over the past six years to broker peace between the Ethiopian government and the armed rebel group Oromo Liberation Front. The armed group was formed… Read more »

Africa: Women in South Africa's Armed Struggle - New Book Records History At First Hand

South Africa's young democracy was a culmination of years of sweat, blood and revolution against the apartheid regime. In the early 1960s, after decades of "non-violence" as a… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Armed Forces Are On a Path to Self-Destruction - Risking State Collapse

It is now 10 months since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan in April 2023, pitting the Sudan Armed Forces against the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary group. The war,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Expert Explains Why Congolese Anger Against the West Is Justified

Since early February, the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, has been rocked by protests directed against western embassies. Protests took place in front of the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Oromia Makes Up a Third of Ethiopia's Landmass and Is Key to Its Fortunes - Expert Unpacks Its Significance

Ethiopia's largest and most populous region, Oromia, has been in the news following reports of a rise in kidnappings for ransom. The region is no stranger to war and strife. Its… Read more »

Mali: Slums and Guns in Bamako - What's Driving the Illegal Weapon Trade in Mali's Capital City

As west Africa urbanises, many cities have become interconnected through trade, travel and technology, and crime has increased in complexity and scope. The proliferation of arms in… Read more »

West Africa: West Africa Trade Will Take a Hit As Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leave Ecowas

The membership of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been whittled down from 15 to 12 following the unilateral withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in… Read more »

Africa: Wagner Group Is Now Africa Corps. What This Means for Russia's Operations On the Continent

In August 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died after his private jet crashed about an hour after taking off in Moscow. He had been Russia's pointman in Africa since the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Donkeys Are Unsung Heroes in Ethiopia's Humanitarian Crisis - and They Could Do Even More With Better Support

Conflict and drought in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia has triggered a humanitarian crisis. The Ethiopian government says 16 million people across the country are facing… Read more »

Rwanda: Even Many Critics of the Rwanda Deportation Policy Are Missing the Point of Why It's Wrong

The UK government's proposals to send asylum seekers arriving to the UK onto Rwanda continue to spark intense opposition. Read more »

West Africa: Why Withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Signals Trouble for the Sahel

On 27 January 2024, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their plan to withdraw from membership of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), despite repeated… Read more »

West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Want to Leave Ecowas. a Political Scientist Explains the Fallout

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have sent Ecowas, west Africa's main political union of 15 countries, a formal notice of their withdrawal from the bloc. The three countries are… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's Military Is Expected to Do More Than Ever With Tighter Budgets - How the Force Has Declined Over 30 Years

The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It's as old as the country's constitutional democracy, the result of a… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Needs to Manage Migrants Better. That Requires Cleaning Up the Department of Home Affairs

Legal grievances against the South African Department of Home Affairs, including contempt of court cases, are depressingly common. Too frequently the minister has to apologise to a… Read more »

Africa: Ruling By UN's Top Court Means Canada and the U.S. Could Be Complicit in Gaza Genocide

The International Court of Justice has issued a ground-breaking decision in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, ordering Israel to comply with six provisional measures to… Read more »

Niger: Niger and Russia Are Forming Military Ties - 3 Ways This Could Upset Old Allies

In July 2023, Niger's military took over in a coup just two years after the country's first transition to civilian power. The coup has brought into sharp focus the role of foreign… Read more »

Sudan: The African Union Is Working On Peace in Sudan - Expert Explains Why It's in Everyone's Interests

The African Union has recently named a team to work on a peaceful end to Sudan's civil war. The team will engage Sudan's feuding military factions alongside civil society and… Read more »

Africa: Israel Now Ranks Among the World's Leading Jailers of Journalists. We Don't Know Why They're Behind Bars

Israel has emerged as one of the world's leading jailers of journalists, according to a newly released census compiled by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Has Made Its Genocide Case Against Israel in Court. Here's What Both Sides Said and What Happens Next

Following the October 7 attack by Hamas, Israeli forces have carried out sustained attacks on the Palestinian controlled territory, dividing the international community. Read more »

South Africa: What Enforcement Power Does the International Court of Justice Have in South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel?

South Africa says that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and has asked the International Court of Justice to intervene and stop Israeli military action in… Read more »