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BORDER SECURITY – LESSONS FROM ECOWAS BORDER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Since its founding in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pursued two seemingly conflicting goals: dismantling internal borders to...
AFRICAN AIR FORCES RISE TO THE FOREFRONT IN COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS
Across the vast and volatile regions of Africa, air forces once limited to ceremonial roles or basic transport duties are emerging as pivotal...
MODERN MILITARY UNIFORMS BECOME HIGH-TECH SHIELDS FOR THE BATTLEFIELD
Modern military uniforms have undergone a quiet revolution. No longer just fabric patterned for concealment, they now function as high-tech protective systems engineered...
NAVAL FORCES EMERGE AS LIFELINES IN GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN RESCUE MISSIONS
Modern navies are increasingly defined not only by their combat power but by their capacity to save lives. From the Mediterranean to the...
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN AFRICA’S DEFENCE ECONOMY
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have emerged as a pivotal mechanism for bolstering Africa’s defence economy, bridging the gap between limited state budgets and the...
SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY – AFRICAN SATELLITE PROGRAMS: STRATEGIC GAME CHANGERS?
Across Africa’s 30 million square kilometers where borders stretch thin and climate shocks intensify satellite technology is rapidly becoming both guardian and economic...
CYBER ESPIONAGE WARS: HOW GLOBAL POWERS USE AFRICA AS A BATTLEGROUND
Africa has become the silent front line in a shadow war where global powers wage cyber-espionage campaigns that rival Cold War spy craft...
WOMEN IN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES: INNOVATORS, ENGINEERS, AND LEADERS
The global defense sector, long viewed as a male-dominated arena, is undergoing a profound transformation as women rise to influential roles in innovation,...
PROFILES IN COURAGE: LEGENDARY AFRICAN COMMANDERS AND THEIR LEGACIES
Africa’s military history is a tapestry of resilience and strategic brilliance, shaped by commanders who emerged from colonial resistance, independence struggles, and post-colonial...
ONLINE WAR COLLEGES: CAN AFRICA BENEFIT FROM DIGITAL LEARNING?
Africa’s militaries face a pressing paradox: they are among the most active in the world deployed in over 35 countries against insurgencies, terrorists,...
