The AU’s response to the 2025 elections shows that it prioritises procedure over political competitiveness and democratic ...

Will geopolitical headwinds affect African Peace and Security Architecture reform and how the AU confronts insecurity?

Rwanda’s military dominance in the Great Lakes Region deters countries from sending troops to help stabilise eastern DRC.

The same leaders who routinely invoke ‘African solutions’ seek external conflict mediation and treat African-led initiatives as optional or secondary.

Sustained pressure and cross-border operations, not sporadic airstrikes, are needed to halt the group’s rapid transnational expansion.

The state cited the need to prevent disinformation – but the ban may have increased citizens’ mistrust instead.

Post-election ‘ghost town’ protests disrupted trade, revealing neighbouring countries’ economic reliance on stability in ...

The greatest risk to Africa’s future is not inaction, but reactive crisis responses that inadvertently lock in long-term constraints.

Whether or not Andry Rajoelina’s toppling was a coup, the key is how long it takes to restore democratic civilian government.

Exercise Will for Peace, the multinational naval exercise run off South Africa’s Cape Peninsula between 9 and 16 January, was ...

The maritime industry is commonly associated with coastal states, but the maritime domain includes inland waterways such as lakes, rivers and dams. That means landlocked countries such as Zambia can ...