Military History
The Rise of Regional Defence Blocs: Lessons from ECOWAS and SADC Models
In a continent where borders are porous and threats are transnational, no single nation can secure itself in isolation. As Africa grapples with...
A Decade of African Defence Reforms: Key Milestones from 2015 to 2025
In the past ten years, Africa’s defence architecture has undergone one of its most ambitious transformations since independence. Driven by rising insecurity, shifting...
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...
General Musa Leads Civil-Military Reset in Nigeria
Under General Musa’s Watch, Nigeria’s Military Reimagines Civil-Military Relations at Landmark Conference In a decisive and visionary shift, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence...
General Christopher Musa: Navigating Nigeria’s Military Through Asymmetric Frontlines
In the restless corridors of West Africa’s security landscape, Nigeria bears the weight of regional responsibility and national resilience. Ranked 39th globally in...
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan: Commanding Sudan’s Armed Forces Through Conflict and Crisis
In a nation gripped by turbulence and uncertainty, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) remain both a symbol of sovereignty and a central player...
