What does 2022 have in store for Africa?
By Dr Issaka Souaré A backwards glance at emblematic governance and security events in Africa in 2021 may offer a…
A matter of speed? Understanding hypersonic missile systems
X–51A Waverider. Photo credit: US Air Force graphic
Russian spy ship that can ‘cut undersea cables’, disrupt global internet
Global internet connectivity
Breaking: ECOWAS may deploy stablising force to countries under coup threat
•West Africa regional bloc agree to deploy force to stabilize democracy in countries under threat of military take-over Mukaila Ola…
US security assistance to Burkina Faso laid the groundwork for a coup
An honor guard stands at attention as Col. Maj. Gilbert Ouédraogo takes command as army chief of staff in Ouagadougou,…
Mali’s Junta Won’t Budge
Thousands of people took to the streets this month in Mali heeding the government’s calls to protest economic sanctions leveled…
The supply chain crisis and the future of globalization
Packing masks in Pflugerville, Texas, January 2022Nuri Vallbona / Reuters
Nigeria’s transport minister just said the quiet part out loud: China’s no longer funding large-scale railways in Africa
File photo of Nigerian Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP
Ethiopia: Abiy and Tedros’ growing tensions
Abiy Ahmed and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. © Montage JA; REA; Fred Merz/Monday13 for JA