STATE VS. NON-STATE CYBER ACTORS IN AFRICA
In July 2023, Kenya’s eCitizen platform went dark bringing public services across the country to a grinding halt, it wasn’t just a...
BIOMETRIC BORDERS: AFRICA’S EXPERIMENTS IN SMART SECURITY
Africa is undergoing a quiet transition in border management. Across the continent, biometric technologies such as facial recognition, fingerprints, and iris scans are...
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS: GAME CHANGERS IN AFRICAN CONFLICTS
In Africa’s conflict zones where rugged terrain once served as cover for guerrilla fighters and rebels a new force now dominates the skies:...
AFRICA’S GROWING NAVAL AMBITIONS: WHO LEADS THE PACK?
Africa’s coastlines support millions of families on the continent. From a thriving fishing industry to several trade routes that link the continent to...
DSEI 2025: Navigating the Fine Line Between Defence and Peace
The wind cuts sharply across the open lawns of the American Cemetery in Cambridge. Amid thousands of white marble crosses, the Stars and...
THE EVOLVING CYBERSECURITY FRONTIER IN AFRICA
Africa’s cybersecurity landscape is rapidly transforming as digital adoption surges across the continent, driven by expanding internet access, mobile penetration, and e-government initiatives....
PIRACY IN THE GULF OF GUINEA: PROGRESS OR SETBACK?
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, spanning from Senegal to Angola, emerged as a significant maritime threat in the early 2000s, driven by...
THE EVOLUTION OF AFRICAN INFANTRY WEAPONS from 1960
In the wake of widespread decolonization across Africa during the 1960s, newly independent nations began establishing national armies, often inheriting colonial-era infantry weapons...
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF DICON: AN OVERVIEW
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament in partnership with a German firm, recently marked...
GLOBAL SECURITY WATCH – UKRAINE WAR LESSONS FOR AFRICAN DEFENCE PLANNERS
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, now entering its fourth year as of 2025, serves as a critical case study for African defence planners grappling...
