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BEST DEFENCE POLICY PAPERS ON AFRICA IN THE LAST DECADE
Between 2016 and 2026, defence policy thinking on Africa shifted in response to changing global and regional realities. Intensifying great-power competition, the spread...
THE ALGERIAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: TACTICAL LESSONS
The Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962) remains one of the most instructive insurgencies of the twentieth century. Fought between the National Liberation Front...
DEFENCE MINISTERS’ MEETINGS: OUTCOMES THAT MATTER
As geopolitical pressures intensified in 2025, defence ministers’ meetings shifted from routine coordination to decision-making forums with real strategic weight. From NATO headquarters...
DEFENCE DIPLOMACY AS A TOOL OF AFRICAN SOFT POWER
As global geopolitics grows more complex, African states are increasingly turning to defence diplomacy as a strategic instrument for advancing peace, civil security,...
The credibility of US backing for a DRC–Rwanda peace deal rests on the risk appetite of corporate America
At a tense ceremony in Washington on 25 April, representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda committed to working towards a peace agreement to end ongoing violence...
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AFRICAN MILITARY LEADERS FORGE NEW ALLIANCES: THE EVOLUTION OF CHIEFS OF DEFENCE CONFERENCES ABUJA, NIGERIA
In the conference halls of Nairobi and Abuja in 2025, Africa’s top military leaders met not merely to exchange briefings, but to redefine...
AFRICAN UNION SECURITY SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH BOLD PLEDGES ON PEACE, REFORM, AND GLOBAL EQUITY
The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia closed on February 16, 2025, with far reaching decisions...
AFRICAN UNION SECURITY SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH BOLD PLEDGES ON PEACE, REFORM, AND GLOBAL EQUITY
The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia closed on February 16, 2025, with far reaching decisions...
AFRICAN WOMEN IN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE – UNSUNG STRATEGISTS
Behind every secured border, every intercepted threat, and every act of national defence lies a network of quiet thinkers people who analyse, predict,...
BEST DEFENCE POLICY PAPERS ON AFRICA IN THE LAST DECADE
Between 2016 and 2026, defence policy thinking on Africa shifted in response to changing global and regional realities. Intensifying great-power competition, the spread...
BEST DEFENCE POLICY PAPERS ON AFRICA IN THE LAST DECADE
Between 2016 and 2026, defence policy thinking on Africa shifted in response to changing global and regional realities. Intensifying great-power competition, the spread...
Beyond the Kalashnikov: Africa’s Shift Toward Technology-Driven Warfare
For decades, Africa’s military landscape has been dominated by a simple yet powerful symbol of conflict: the Kalashnikov AK-47. Since the 1950s, this...
Defence Chief Reaffirms Military’s Commitment to National Unity as Civil Forums Rally Behind AFN
In a display of growing civil-military solidarity, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, recently, received members of the Northern...
GLOBAL SECURITY WATCH: THE ACCELERATING MILITARISATION OF OUTER SPACE
Outer space has shifted from a largely scientific and commercial environment into a core arena of military competition. Satellites now underpin precision navigation, missile warning, communications, intelligence collection, financial transactions,...
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MILITARY HISTORY – PEACE ENFORCEMENT MISSIONS IN AFRICA
Since the end of the Cold War, Africa has become the principal arena for a more forceful model of international intervention: peace enforcement....
Why General C.G. Musa Is the Right Defence Minister for Nigeria—Right Now
President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.) as Minister of Defence comes at a moment when the nation urgently requires...
INDIA’S GROWING MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS WITH AFRICA
India’s engagement with Africa is undergoing a quiet but powerful transformation. What began as a relationship forged in shared anti-colonial struggles has matured...
EVOLVING HORIZONS: TRAINING THE AFRICAN SOLDIER IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE
The training of African soldiers has undergone a profound transformation in recent years, shaped by the continent’s complex security challenges—ranging from insurgencies and...
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MILITARY HISTORY – PEACE ENFORCEMENT MISSIONS IN AFRICA
Since the end of the Cold War, Africa has become the principal arena for a more forceful model of international intervention: peace enforcement....
GLOBAL SECURITY WATCH: THE ACCELERATING MILITARISATION OF OUTER SPACE
Outer space has shifted from a largely scientific and commercial environment into a core arena of military competition. Satellites now underpin precision navigation,...
AFRICAN MILITARY LEADERS FORGE NEW ALLIANCES: THE EVOLUTION OF CHIEFS OF DEFENCE CONFERENCES ABUJA, NIGERIA
In the conference halls of Nairobi and Abuja in 2025, Africa’s top military leaders met not merely to exchange briefings, but to redefine...
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BREAKING BARRIERS IN THE SKIES
For decades, women have defied limits in male-dominated fields, but few roles capture that spirit like female fighter pilots. These pioneers command some of the world’s most advanced aircraft, from...
MILITARY HISTORY – PEACE ENFORCEMENT MISSIONS IN AFRICA
Since the end of the Cold War, Africa has become the principal arena for a more forceful model of international intervention: peace enforcement....
URBAN WARFARE PREPAREDNESS IN AFRICAN CITIES
Africa’s cities are rapidly becoming central to the continent’s security challenges. With the urban population projected to approach 1.5 billion by 2050 and...
GLOBAL SECURITY WATCH: THE ACCELERATING MILITARISATION OF OUTER SPACE
Outer space has shifted from a largely scientific and commercial environment into a core arena...
GLOBAL SECURITY WATCH: THE ACCELERATING MILITARISATION OF OUTER SPACE
Outer space has shifted from a largely scientific and commercial environment into a core arena of military competition. Satellites now...
Continue ReadingMILITARY HISTORY – PEACE ENFORCEMENT MISSIONS IN AFRICA
Since the end of the Cold War, Africa has become the principal arena for a more forceful model of international...
Continue ReadingAFRICAN MILITARY LEADERS FORGE NEW ALLIANCES: THE EVOLUTION OF CHIEFS OF DEFENCE CONFERENCES ABUJA, NIGERIA
In the conference halls of Nairobi and Abuja in 2025, Africa’s top military leaders met not merely to exchange briefings,...
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GLOBAL SECURITY WATCH: THE ACCELERATING MILITARISATION OF OUTER SPACE
MILITARY HISTORY – PEACE ENFORCEMENT MISSIONS IN AFRICA
AFRICAN MILITARY LEADERS FORGE NEW ALLIANCES: THE EVOLUTION OF CHIEFS OF DEFENCE CONFERENCES ABUJA, NIGERIA
INDUSTRY – DEFENCE PROCUREMENT SCANDALS IN AFRICA: LESSONS LEARNED
Defence procurement scandals have left a deep mark on Africa’s security landscape. Over the past three decades, flawed and corrupt arms deals have...
AFRICAN VETERANS IN POLITICS: INFLUENCE AND CONTROVERSIES
Across Africa, veterans of liberation wars have played a central role in shaping post-colonial politics. Many transitioned from guerrilla fighters into political elites,...
VETERANS – PENSION REFORM AND THE WELFARE OF AFRICAN MILITARY VETERANS
Across Africa, military veterans embody the sacrifices made for national liberation and peacekeeping, yet their post-service welfare remains precarious amid economic strain and...
