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King Richard Igimoh, Group Editor African Leadership Organisation is an award-winning journalist, editor, and publisher with over two decades of expertise in political, defence, and international affairs reporting. As Group Editor of the African Leadership Organisation—publishers of African Leadership Magazine, African Defence & Security Magazine, and Africa Projects Magazine—he delivers incisive coverage that amplifies Africa’s voice in global security, policy, and leadership discourse. He provides frontline editorial coverage of high-profile international events, including the ALM Persons of the Year, the African Summit, and the African Business and Leadership Awards (ABLA) in London, as well as the International Forum for African and Caribbean Leadership (IFAL) in New York City during the United Nations General Assembly.

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AFRICA’S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE REVOLUTION: DATA CENTRES, FIBRE NETWORKS AND CLOUD HUBS
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AFRICA’S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE REVOLUTION: DATA CENTRES, FIBRE NETWORKS AND CLOUD HUBS

Africa is undergoing a profound digital transformation in 2025, powered by a surge in data centres, high-capacity fibre networks, and rapidly expanding cloud...

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (SEZS) RESHAPING AFRICA’S INDUSTRIAL AND INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
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SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (SEZS) RESHAPING AFRICA’S INDUSTRIAL AND INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE

Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have become some of the most dynamic catalysts of Africa’s economic transformation, emerging at a time when the continent...

Diplomacy

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...

DIPLOMACY, PEACE & CIVIL SECURITY – CROSS-BORDER PEACE PACTS IN EAST AFRICA: SUCCESS OR FAILURE?
Diplomacy

DIPLOMACY, PEACE & CIVIL SECURITY – CROSS-BORDER PEACE PACTS IN EAST AFRICA: SUCCESS OR FAILURE?

From the windswept Karamoja hills to the fishing villages of Lake Victoria, East Africa has spent the last fifteen years signing an alphabet...

AFRICA’S DIGITAL FORTRESS: HOW THE CONTINENT IS BUILDING CYBERSECURITY LAWS IN AN AGE OF RANSOM AND ESPIONAGE
Cyber Security

AFRICA’S DIGITAL FORTRESS: HOW THE CONTINENT IS BUILDING CYBERSECURITY LAWS IN AN AGE OF RANSOM AND ESPIONAGE

From Cape Town to Cairo, African governments are racing to enact cybersecurity legislation that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. By November...

BORDER SECURITY – LESSONS FROM ECOWAS BORDER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Border Security

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...

Air & Aerospace

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
Military Aviation

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
Naval & Maritime

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
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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...