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Military Chaplains and Strategy in West Africa
The West Africa Religious Affairs Symposium, held in Accra last week, was easy to overlook if one expected a conventional military conference. It was...
Global Leaders Head to Addis Ababa for First-Ever World Public Summit in Africa
Africa is set to make history as it hosts the World Public Summit for the first time, with Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, welcoming global leaders...
Can Hichilema Turn Zambia’s Recovery Into Sustainable Growth?
Zambians will vote on August 13 in presidential and parliamentary elections, with polls and investors widely expecting President Hakainde Hichilema to defeat a fragmented...
The importance of Sisi’s visit to Tanzania for China’s military and maritime Silk Road
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's visit to Tanzania represents a pivotal step in strengthening Egypt's presence in East Africa and securing trade routes, thus supporting...
The Story We’re Not Telling About El-Obeid: SAF’s Human Shields and Trapped Civilians
The battle for El-Obeid is being framed almost exclusively as a story of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) encirclement, but an honest reckoning also requires...
Russia’s Policy to Influence Francophone African States
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lined up Francophone African Foreign Ministers and engaged in an in-depth, substantive, and candid exchange of views on key...
WHO Warns Ebola Response in Congo Faces Funding Shortfall
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that it has secured less than half of the funding required to combat the Ebola outbreak in...
Left of Boom: Moroccan Intelligence and the Changing Face of Sahelian Terrorism
The September 11 attacks fundamentally reshaped modern counterterrorism doctrine. Out of that transformation emerged what is now known as the Left of Boom approach. Rather than...
Russia, Sahel States Review Regional Security
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited the Sahel region in West Africa and officially participated in the Russia-Confederation of Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Mali,...
Undetected Ebola Cases Fuel Congo Outbreak, WHO Warns
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be significantly larger than official figures indicate, with most new infections occurring outside known...