NATO and the Ukraine-Russia crisis: Five key things to know
•Moscow has the future of the US-headed transatlantic military alliance in its sights as Kyiv eyes membership. •Russia’s president says…
Why West Africa has had so many coups and how to prevent more
By Muhammad Dan Suleiman and Hakeem Onapajo West Africa’s latest successful coup, in Burkina Faso on 24 January 2022, has renewed…
Ukraine: Western countries sceptical as Putin announces troops withdrawal, conditions for peace
•Putin says Russia does not want war with Ukraine •Russian president, German chancellor meet in Moscow •US has not verified…
To reveal, or not to reveal? The calculus behind US intelligence disclosures
By Douglas London The United States and the United Kingdom have supplied the world with a steady stream of declassified intelligence…
War: Putin’s mixed signals on Ukraine keep the West guessing
•Russia offers an olive branch, but still wields the sword •Vladimir Putin signals a readiness to keep negotiating with the…
Ukraine: US, Russia wage signaling war to avert actual war
•Each side is trying to convince the other that the price of conflict is too high. It is a complex…
Africa’s ties with Europe should be shaped by African Agency
By Niall Duggan, Toni Haastrup, and Luis Mah The sixth leaders’ summit between the African Union and European Union will finally take…
Mapping Africa’s natural resources
•Nearly half the world’s gold and one-third of all minerals are in Africa. Here’s a look at the resources African…
Nigeria seeks stronger ties with France to end insecurity
Ngozi James Nigeria’s Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has sought renewal of the existing bilateral Military…
Rebel-held Syria is the new capital of global terrorism
•The question of who controls the region around Idlib has become an international problem. By Anchal Vohra In early February, two…