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THE DAWN OF VIGILANT SKIES: AFRICA’S EMERGING AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING CAPABILITIES
Africa’s airspace is undergoing a strategic transformation as a growing number of states invest in airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems. Once...
BENEATH THE SURFACE: AFRICA’S UNDERSEA CABLES AND RISING NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS
Africa’s digital economy depends on infrastructure that few citizens ever see. Thousands of kilometers of submarine fiber-optic cables lie on the ocean floor,...
THE RISE OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICAN MILITARIES
African militaries are rapidly expanding their use of electronic surveillance as they confront insurgencies, cross-border crime, terrorism, and maritime insecurity. From AI-enabled cameras...
AFRICA’S DEFENCE FUTURE IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD
Global power is no longer dominated by a small circle of superpowers. Instead, influence is dispersed among competing actors the United States, China,...
AFRICA’S ROBOTICS REVOLUTION ON THE BATTLEFIELD
Across Africa’s conflict zones from the Sahel’s desert plains to the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo a quiet technological shift is...
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...
THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF DJIBOUTI’S PORTS
Djibouti, a small nation located on the Horn of Africa, commands an influence that far exceeds its size. Its coastline along the Bab...
INDIA’S GROWING MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS WITH AFRICA
India’s engagement with Africa is undergoing a quiet but powerful transformation. What began as a relationship forged in shared anti-colonial struggles has matured...
COLD WAR AFRICA: PROXY WARS AND THEIR IMPACT
The Cold War in Africa, spanning from the late 1940s to the early 1990s, transformed the continent into a key arena for proxy...
