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Offset Policies and Local Content in African Defence Procurement
As African governments spend billions on foreign military hardware, there is growing momentum to ensure these investments yield local economic returns. Offset...
Top 10 Defence Deals in Africa: Who’s Buying What and Why?
From the corridors of international arms expos to closed-door government negotiations, African states are signing increasingly significant defence deals that reflect their shifting...
Mapping Africa’s Defence Industrial Base: Opportunities and Limitations
Amid intensifying security demands, shifting global supply chains, and the strategic quest for autonomy, Africa’s defence industrial base (DIB) is slowly expanding. While...
Private Security Contractors and the Grey Zone of African Conflicts
Across battlefields from Libya to Mozambique, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have become critical—but controversial—players in Africa’s evolving security landscape. Operating in...
Rise of the African Skies: The Strategic Role of Air Power in Counter-Terrorism
As Africa grapples with the rise of transnational terrorism, insurgent networks, and asymmetric warfare, one domain is emerging as a game changer: the...
Africa’s Air Defence Networks: A Patchwork of Systems or an Emerging Grid?
As Africa’s airspace becomes increasingly contested—by drones, fifth-generation aircraft, and long-range missile threats—the question of continental air defence has never been more urgent....
Military Satellites and Space Ambitions: Africa’s Quiet Race to the Stars
Beyond the battles on land, air, and sea, a new theatre of competition is quietly emerging across the African continent—space. From high-resolution satellite...
Drone Warfare in Africa: Successes, Setbacks and Sovereignty Concerns
Once confined to the arsenals of global powers, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are now a defining feature of modern warfare in...
Air Force Modernisation in Africa: Fleet Upgrades and Emerging Capabilities
Amid rising regional instability, insurgent threats, and great-power competition, African air forces are undergoing a quiet but determined transformation. The modernisation of aerial...
Urban Warfare Challenges for African Armies in a New Security Era
Across Africa, conflict is moving into the cities. From Mogadishu to Maiduguri, from Tripoli to Bamako, African armies are increasingly called upon to...
