Africa: Military Drone Proliferation in Africa Marks Destabilizing Shift in Africa's Armed Conflicts

A revolution in unmanned systems is reshaping the dynamics of Africa's armed conflicts. Professional militaries must balance the tactical advantages of drones with an understanding… Read more »

Somalia: Practical Lessons to Improve Stabilization Operations in Somalia

Insufficient operational coordination between local military officials and civilian administrators on stabilization functions is limiting the consolidation of gains in the fight… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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: Record Levels of Flooding in Africa Compounds Stress On Fragile Countries

Extensive flooding in more than two dozen African countries due to higher-than-average rainfall has resulted in thousands of fatalities, millions of people displaced, and… 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 »

Guinea: A Stagnant Transition in Guinea

The increasing repression of Guinea's military junta and shrinking space for dissent risk derailing the promised transition to civilian government while deepening the country's… Read more »

Africa: China Escalates Its Political Party Training in Africa

China promotes its dominant party model in Africa through a suite of training programs for government and party officials. While popular with some ruling party officials, this… Read more »

Africa: Why the African Court On Human and Peoples' Rights Matters

Despite limited enforcement capacity, the African Court provides an avenue for redress when national judiciaries are unable to dispense justice, underscoring its instrumental role… 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Understanding the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Push for Monusco's Departure

Many Congolese dread the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers, believing government forces are unable to provide security in the eastern DRC. Read more »

Togo: Togo Revises Constitution to Eliminate Term Limits - an Explainer

The ruling party's revision of the Togolese Constitution eliminates universal suffrage for the presidency while effectively shifting to a parliamentary system that evades… Read more »

Africa: Mapping a Surge of Disinformation in Africa

Disinformation campaigns seeking to manipulate African information systems have surged nearly fourfold since 2022, triggering destabilizing and antidemocratic consequences. 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 »

Senegal: Making Sense of Senegal's Constitutional Crisis

The unprecedented attempt by Senegal's President Macky Sall to postpone presidential elections is legally dubious and has thrown the country into a constitutional crisis that will… Read more »

Mali: Assessing Mali's Non-Transition

The Malian military junta has repeatedly refused to honor its commitments to transition back to a democratic civilian government, resulting in mounting security and economic costs… 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 »