Africa: African Champions Chart the Way On the Global Compact for Migration

Seventeen African nations are pioneering global migration management, but will others follow their lead? Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Road Rage Problem Goes Deeper Than Bad Drivers

Accumulated stress, inequality and normalised violence find expression on the road - and a firearm can turn misperception fatal. Read more »

Africa: Nigeria-Niger-Benin - Cross-Border Trade Resumes Amid Security Risks

The Tsamiya-Kamba corridor will revive regional commerce, but jihadist expansion could quickly unravel the gains. Read more »

South Africa: Cape Rerouting Exposes South Africa's Maritime Blind Spots

More ships are rounding the Cape, but ports, policy and strategy are not yet built to turn the surge into lasting gain. Read more »

Africa: The Hormuz Chokepoint Is Threatening Africa's Food Supply

Fertiliser disruption exposes a blind spot that farm-level policy has long ignored - but Africa holds the resources to fix it. Read more »

Central Africa: Internet Shutdowns Won't Solve Central Africa's Political Crises

Silencing the internet during unrest buys governments time but corrodes the trust and economic foundations that stability requires. Read more »

Africa: Spat With Trump Distracts From Pope Leo's Africa Tour

The Pope used his Africa debut to address broader global issues - but left many local questions unanswered. Read more »

Africa: Niger-Benin - a Narrow Window for Diplomatic Reset

The political transition in Cotonou opens a window for regional de-escalation that the African Union should seize. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Why Minerals-for-Security Deals Won't Save the DR Congo

Resource bartering doesn't deliver stability - it perpetuates institutional fragility and rarely builds public trust and legitimacy in African governments. Read more »

Africa: A Quiet U.S.-AU Deal That Could Reshape Investment in Africa

The Trump administration and the AU have started a bold journey that could 'flip the script' on decades of development cooperation. Read more »

Africa: Counter-Terrorism Lessons to Avoid a Lake Chad Basin Scenario in Borgu-Kainji

Reactive counter-terrorism posture risks entrenching armed groups in a new corridor linking northwest to southwest Nigeria. Read more »

Malawi: Sky-High Hotel Sale Plunges Peter Mutharika Back Into Scandal

An overpriced deal has put pensioners' savings at risk - and raised questions about governance under Malawi's returning president. Read more »

Africa: The Chagos Conundrum - a High-Stakes Game of Brinkmanship

The Iran war has upended the process of transferring the archipelago's sovereignty from the UK to Mauritius. Read more »

Sudan: Justice in Sudan Cannot Wait for the War to End

Planning a comprehensive, nationally grounded transitional justice process for Sudan must start sooner rather than later. Read more »

Senegal: Digital Radicalisation in Senegal - Early Warning of an Evolving Terror Threat

As the risk of jihadist influence grows in southeastern Senegal, the digital dimension must be integrated into terrorism prevention strategies. Read more »

Africa: Africa and the Middle East Crisis - Better Prepared, but Not Insulated

The timing couldn't be worse for a continent just beginning to recover from two recent global shocks. Read more »

Africa: Ruto Bumps Ramaphosa From France's G7 - or Does He?

US President Donald Trump had threatened to boycott the G7 summit if South Africa's president attended. Read more »

Africa: Can the UN's Transatlantic Slavery Decision Deliver Meaningful Reparations?

The UN General Assembly's landmark resolution is likely to be stymied by a world divided on how to right past wrongs. Read more »

South Africa: Local Election Watch - South Africa's Future Is Tied to the Health of Its Cities

Municipal elections will decide whether cities are engines of growth or hotspots of failed governance and unemployment. Read more »

Africa: Macky Sall's UN Bid - a Stress Test for the African Union?

Rather than indicating disunity, the outcome shows that the AU upheld its procedures for endorsing candidates to international positions. Read more »

South Africa: Breaking the Code of Silence Is Key to Confronting South Africa Police Corruption

Fear of retribution and a leadership that does not prioritise police integrity discourage officers from reporting corrupt colleagues. Read more »

Africa: Lessons From Rwanda's Threat to Withdraw From Cabo Delgado

Kigali's threat to remove its security forces exposes the limits of Mozambique's fragile, natural resource-driven security strategy. Read more »

Africa: Transnational Digital Sexual Abuse - Can Africa's Laws Keep Pace?

The recent targeting of African women exposes how tech-facilitated gender-based violence is outpacing law and accountability. Read more »

South Sudan: Race Against Time to Stabilise South Sudan As Elections Loom

With the window for holding meaningful elections fast closing, can the three initiatives underway deliver more than previous efforts? Read more »

Africa: Can the Iran War Shift the Dial On Climate Action?

The war's impact on Africa will be profound - but lessons learnt could spur a rapid energy transition to a more peaceful continent. Read more »