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HOW COLONIAL RULE SHAPED AFRICA’S MODERN MILITARIES
Africa’s contemporary military institutions are deeply rooted in structures created during colonial rule. From the late nineteenth century onward, European powers built armed...
RETHINKING HUMAN SECURITY IN AFRICA’S CHANGING DIPLOMATIC LANDSCAPE
Africa’s diplomatic and security thinking is undergoing a quiet but significant shift. By December 2025, escalating conflicts, climate stress, and global geopolitical competition...
THE CASE FOR CONTINENTAL BORDER SECURITY STANDARDS
Africa’s borders remain both an opportunity and a liability. They enable trade, migration, and cultural exchange, but their weak management also allows transnational...
AIR & AEROSPACE – AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS IN AFRICA: AN UNFINISHED BUSINESS
By December 2025, Africa’s air defence picture remains uneven, shaped by rising aerial threats and limited capacity to counter them. While a handful...
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...
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...
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...
UNSC DEBATES ON AFRICA: KEY RESOLUTIONS IN FOCUS
As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meets amid global instability, Africa’s complex security crises have dominated deliberations, reaffirming the continent’s centrality to...
THE ROLE OF THE NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY IN TRAINING LEADERS
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), established on February 5, 1964, in Kaduna, Nigeria, stands as the nation’s premier military university and a symbol...
