The country’s rich stock is being illegally harvested by foreign-flagged vessels licensed to fish in Angolan waters.

Without the former president to unite a fragmented opposition ahead of the 2026 elections, multiparty democracy will be the ...

The sharing of lethal drone technology with al-Shabaab and IS Somalia could recast the conflict in the Horn and beyond.

‘The revival of the PSC sanctions sub-committee is an important step that defines the willingness of African leaders to ...

The key lesson is that transitional justice is not an event but an ongoing process that ends only when its goals are met.

Without enough capital or enabling global policy, expecting Africa to decouple economic growth from carbon emissions is a ...

Many police members do good work and many criminals end up in prisons as a result. We applaud these successes. Nevertheless, since 2012, we have become increasingly concerned by evidence that the ...

Relations between Kenya and Somalia have been strained for some time over economic and maritime boundary issues. But new alliances in the region are now making the situation worse. The latest dispute ...

Terror attacks on military outposts in the Liptako-Gourma area where Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger meet are increasingly ambitious and complex. Their frequency and the ...

Arms and ammunition seizures by security forces in Niger’s Agadez and Tahoua regions between January 2021 and February 2022 helped dismantle trafficking networks in the country. This is positive, but ...

The United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) decided in December 2024 to replace the current AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) with a smaller force – the AU Support and Stabilization Mission ...

With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction about 90% complete, the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and hydro-electric power plant on the Blue Nile seems to have ...