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GENDER MAINSTREAMING POLICIES IN AFRICAN ARMED FORCES
Across Africa, women are steadily gaining ground in armed forces long dominated by men, propelled by gender mainstreaming policies designed to promote equality...
BEST DEFENCE POLICY PAPERS ON AFRICA IN THE LAST DECADE
Between 2016 and 2026, defence policy thinking on Africa shifted in response to changing global and regional realities. Intensifying great-power competition, the spread...
BEST DEFENCE POLICY PAPERS ON AFRICA IN THE LAST DECADE
Between 2016 and 2026, defence policy thinking on Africa shifted in response to changing global and regional realities. Intensifying great-power competition, the spread...
THE ALGERIAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: TACTICAL LESSONS
The Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962) remains one of the most instructive insurgencies of the twentieth century. Fought between the National Liberation Front...
DEFENCE MINISTERS’ MEETINGS: OUTCOMES THAT MATTER
As geopolitical pressures intensified in 2025, defence ministers’ meetings shifted from routine coordination to decision-making forums with real strategic weight. From NATO headquarters...
DEFENCE DIPLOMACY AS A TOOL OF AFRICAN SOFT POWER
As global geopolitics grows more complex, African states are increasingly turning to defence diplomacy as a strategic instrument for advancing peace, civil security,...
CYBER COMMAND STRUCTURES ACROSS AFRICAN ARMED FORCES
African militaries are increasingly treating cyberspace as a core national security domain alongside land, sea, air, and space. Rising incidents of ransomware, espionage,...
DEFENCE OFFSETS AND LOCAL MANUFACTURING: ARE AFRICANS BENEFITING?
Defence offsets have become a central feature of global arms procurement, particularly for developing economies seeking returns beyond hardware deliveries. Under these arrangements,...
LIFE AFTER COMMAND: HOW AFRICAN GENERALS TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP
Africa’s political history is closely intertwined with its military institutions. For decades, coups and countercoups interrupted democratic experiments, placing generals at the center...
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...
