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Unmanned Warfare: The Future of African Air and Land Defence Systems
Unmanned systems are rapidly redefining how African militaries approach reconnaissance, strike capability, border control, and counter-insurgency operations. From drones surveilling Sahelian deserts to...
AI and Surveillance: Ethical Concerns in Military Tech Deployment
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced surveillance technologies are rapidly becoming integral to modern African defence systems. From AI-driven facial recognition at border crossings...
Next-Gen Combat Systems: What African Armies Are Investing In
Africa’s battlefield is evolving. From asymmetric insurgencies to state-on-state tensions, the operational environments confronting African armies demand more agile, connected, and tech-enabled responses....
DICON and Beyond: Charting Africa’s Indigenous Defence Manufacturing Journey
For decades, Africa’s military procurement strategy relied on imports—an expensive model that exposed national security to foreign bottlenecks. Today, the tide is turning....
The Rise of African Military Tech Startups: Innovation from the Battlefield
African startup ecosystems are often associated with fintech or ag‑tech—but a new wave of entrepreneurs is turning its attention to military and...
Post-Independence Coups and the Military’s Role in Nation-Building
In the euphoric aftermath of independence, African capitals echoed with speeches of sovereignty and visions of a new dawn. But within a few...
Africa’s Forgotten Warriors: Revisiting Indigenous Military Traditions
In the popular imagination of global military history, Africa is often depicted as a continent of tribal skirmishes and colonial conquest—passive in war,...
The Cold War and African Armies: How Superpower Rivalries Shaped Today’s Forces
When the guns of empire went silent across Africa in the 1950s and 60s, they were quickly replaced by new weapons, new uniforms—and...
Historic Military Campaigns That Redefined African Borders
Africa’s borders, as they stand today, are often seen as the legacy of European cartography—a network of straight lines drawn in colonial capitals...
From Askaris to Nation Builders: African Soldiers in World Wars I & II
They marched in British khaki through the jungles of Burma, carried rifles for the French in the hills of Alsace, and hauled heavy...
