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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,...
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....
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 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,...
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 in Brussels to regional dialogues across the...
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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...
BREAKING BARRIERS IN THE LAB: AFRICAN WOMEN ADVANCING DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Across Africa, security threats are evolving ranging from insurgencies and maritime crime to cyber intrusions and disinformation. Meeting these challenges requires more...
Nigeria’s North-West Offensive: Restoring Security and Reclaiming Communities
Nigeria’s North-West has remained one of the country’s most fragile security zones for years, plagued by banditry, mass kidnappings, village raids, and the destruction of farming communities. Recent intensified military...
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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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BREAKING BARRIERS IN THE LAB: AFRICAN WOMEN ADVANCING DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Across Africa, security threats are evolving ranging from insurgencies and maritime crime to cyber intrusions and disinformation. Meeting these challenges requires more...
STRATEGIC PLANNING MANUALS EVERY LEADER SHOULD STUDY
strategic planning, leadership development, business strategy, executive leadership, organisational growth, decision making, management skills, strategic management, leadership resources, corporate planning, business leadership, operational...
VETERANS’ ASSOCIATIONS: THE ENDURING POWER BEHIND A NATION’S PROMISE TO THOSE WHO SERVED
In democracies around the world, veterans’ associations are more than social networks. They are institutions that translate military service into civic influence. From...
Kenya’s Smart Borders: Using AI to Fight Crime and Secure Trade
Kenya is increasingly deploying artificial intelligence and digital technologies to strengthen border security, combat transnational crime, and improve the efficiency of trade flows....
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BREAKING BARRIERS IN THE LAB: AFRICAN WOMEN ADVANCING DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Across Africa, security threats are evolving ranging from insurgencies and maritime crime to cyber intrusions and disinformation. Meeting these challenges requires more than soldiers and equipment; it demands scientific...
Nigeria’s North-West Offensive: Restoring Security and Reclaiming Communities
Nigeria’s North-West has remained one of the country’s most fragile security zones for years, plagued by banditry, mass kidnappings, village raids, and the...
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....
Kenya’s Smart Borders: Using AI to Fight Crime and Secure Trade
Kenya is increasingly deploying artificial intelligence and digital technologies to strengthen border security, combat transnational...
Nigeria’s North-West Offensive: Restoring Security and Reclaiming Communities
Nigeria’s North-West has remained one of the country’s most fragile security zones for years, plagued by banditry, mass kidnappings, village...
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Kenya is increasingly deploying artificial intelligence and digital technologies to strengthen border security, combat transnational crime, and improve the efficiency...
Continue ReadingSTRATEGIC PLANNING MANUALS EVERY LEADER SHOULD STUDY
strategic planning, leadership development, business strategy, executive leadership, organisational growth, decision making, management skills, strategic management, leadership resources, corporate planning,...
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Nigeria’s North-West Offensive: Restoring Security and Reclaiming Communities
Kenya’s Smart Borders: Using AI to Fight Crime and Secure Trade
STRATEGIC PLANNING MANUALS EVERY LEADER SHOULD STUDY
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...
VETERANS’ ASSOCIATIONS: THE ENDURING POWER BEHIND A NATION’S PROMISE TO THOSE WHO SERVED
In democracies around the world, veterans’ associations are more than social networks. They are institutions that translate military service into civic influence. From...
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,...
