Cameroon: Expanding Cameroon's Successful Green Militarisation Strategy to Protect Elephants

The global demand for ivory is driving heavily armed poachers from Chad and Sudan into Cameroon's Bouba Ndjida National Park. Read more »

Tanzania: Elite Syndicate Threatens Tanzania's Masai Giraffe

Greater awareness about illegal hunting concessions that allow the smuggling of endangered species to Dubai could prevent their decline. Read more »

Chad: Decades of Security Cooperation Under Threat in Lake Chad Basin

Niger has suspended its participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force, and Chad has threatened to withdraw. Read more »

Africa: Trump Attacks Global Minimum Tax

President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the OECD minimum 15% global tax deal could hurt Africa. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Nuclear Energy Future

A rapid increase in demand may leave Africa no choice but to make a substantial investment in nuclear energy. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Road to Rebuilding Public Trust Starts With Security Reforms

In the interest of national stability, Ghana's new government must tackle threats and gaps in the security sector. Read more »

Mozambique: Chapo's Heavy Burden - Restoring Mozambique's Fractured Social Fabric

The new president must not only end post-electoral violence, but reverse the political and economic exclusion that fuelled it. Read more »

South Africa: The Trump Threat - How Worried Should South Africa Be?

The cracks in US-SA bilateral ties are more than apparent, but not all is gloom and doom. Read more »

Africa: What Does Trump's Likely Africa Team Say About Policy Direction?

While the incoming US President is expected to be tough on SA, his wider Africa policy is less clear. Read more »

Africa: Sink or Swim - Africa's Crucial Maritime Milestones in 2025

Progress has been slow during the AU's Decade of African Seas and Oceans. Five urgent steps can correct the course. Read more »

Africa: Despite Rising Conflict, Africa's Peace Parks Can Promote Development

Inclusive conservation in both stable and conflict regions should be considered in economic and development planning. Read more »

Africa: Can Burundi Afford to Pull Its Troops Out of Somalia?

Withdrawing from the AU peace mission in Somalia could have significant consequences for Burundi. Read more »

Gambia: Global Hardwood Demand Cuts Deep Into the Gambia's Revenue

Laws and policies against illicit logging exist, but sustainable solutions should also consider the many benefits of ecotourism. Read more »

Africa: Why Were Africa's Violence Levels Up in 2024?

Increasing levels of extreme poverty in Africa were turbocharged by COVID-19, fuelling the fire of relative deprivation. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Civil War Fuels a New Regional Conflict Economy

The conflict has catalysed the region's illicit markets as people turn to smuggling networks for essential goods. Read more »

Africa: Keeping the Spotlight On Africa's Child Soldiers

As violence and instability rise, African countries must reaffirm their commitment to protecting children and support DDR initiatives. Read more »

Africa: Financing Africa's Future

Bold international cooperation is essential to break Africa's debt cycle and unlock sustainable development. Read more »

Africa: No Easy Courses for Chagos Consensus On Sovereignty and Security

The Chagos Archipelago dispute is a microcosm of the broader tensions shaping global maritime geopolitics. Read more »

South Africa: Artificial Intelligence Regulation in South Africa - Prioritising Human Security

Next year's G20 Summit could be an opportunity for leaders to address AI concerns regarding transparency, accountability and human oversight. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi, Kagame to Meet On Crucial Eastern DRC Peace Deal

João Lourenço's Luanda peace deal seems unlikely to resolve the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more »

Africa: Cattle Rustling - a Lifeline for Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin

Insurgents fund their activities through stealing cows - making it more difficult to address organised crime and terrorism. Read more »

North Africa: North Africa's Migration Governance - Time for a New Approach

Misaligned frameworks that don't address grassroots realities abound while migrants face deadly hazards on their journeys to a better life. Read more »

Cameroon: Has Cameroon's Far North Become a Drug Stronghold?

Due to a lack of control, drug trafficking is increasing and fuelling insecurity in the north of Cameroon. Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Prepare for Trump's Comeback

How will Donald Trump's second-term policies affect US relations with the continent? Read more »

Nigeria: The Perpetual Potential of South Africa's Partnership With Nigeria

Bola Tinubu's visit to SA underscores the potential, and the problems, of South Africa-Nigeria relations. Read more »