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THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS IN SECURITY DIPLOMACY
Africa treasures its traditional institutions Traditional rulers, kings, emirs, chiefs, and paramount leaders. They continue to wield an authority that elected officials often...
GLOBAL SECURITY WATCH – LESSONS FROM NATO FOR AFRICAN REGIONAL DEFENCE COOPERATION
Formed in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) remains the world’s most enduring collective defence alliance. Over the decades, it has evolved...
ECOWAS MILITARY INTERVENTION IN NIGER: A TURNING POINT?
The coup d’état in Niger on July 26, 2023, marked a seismic rupture in West Africa’s fragile stability. The Presidential Guard’s detention of...
ECOWAS MILITARY INTERVENTION IN NIGER: A TURNING POINT?
The coup d’état in Niger on July 26, 2023, marked a seismic rupture in West Africa’s fragile stability. The Presidential Guard’s detention of...
AFRICAN UNION SECURITY SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH BOLD PLEDGES ON PEACE, REFORM, AND GLOBAL EQUITY
The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia closed on February 16, 2025, with far reaching decisions...
AFRICAN UNION SECURITY SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH BOLD PLEDGES ON PEACE, REFORM, AND GLOBAL EQUITY
The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia closed on February 16, 2025, with far reaching decisions...
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...
