It has been nearly two decades since the African Union (AU) created the African Standby Force (ASF), a proposed multinational and multidisciplinary peacekeeping military organization. However, despite numerous conflicts across…
The long-frozen dispute over the Western Sahara, in which Morocco claims sovereignty over the territory and Algeria supports the Polisario Front’s independence aspirations, continues to thaw amidst sporadic military activity.…
The first accompanying e xcerpt from the R wanda-centric media outlet taarifa.rw discusses the continued counterterrorism collaboration of Rwanda’s neighbors, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The…
On 4 February, the international affairs focused Brazilian publication portalrbn.com published the excerpted article on northern Mozambique’s transition from active military conflict to post-conflict reconstruction. According to the article, many…
In 2021, Russia’s Wagner Group, a Kremlin-linked private military force, made a significant difference in the Central African Republic (CAR) when somewhere between 1,200 and 2,000 of its mercenaries, aided…
In Kenya, China’s influence can be clearly seen in the high-profile Mombassa-Nairobi Railway, the Lamu deep seaport, and the towering Global Trade Centre. However, beyond these massive projects built by…
Even before open war broke out in late February, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine shook the international community of believers who share the Orthodox faith. In 2019, the…
The two main militant factions in the Sahel, the al-Qaeda-aligned Group for Supporters of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS), have frequently clashed in…
Burkina Faso’s economy is heavily dependent on assistance from international aid organizations and tourism. The excerpted article from generally neutral mondafrique.com, which covers North and West African affairs, discusses how…
Turkey continues to expand its military and security cooperation in Africa, particularly with its growing niche as an exporter of armed drones. As the accompanying articles note, Algeria, Angola, Ethiopia,…