Will China Create an Atlantic Naval Base in West Africa?
•A Commercial Port in Equatorial Guinea Draws Speculation By Nalova Akua Washington security hawks have been aflutter for months over claims China plans…
Could Japan give new direction to West African security approaches?
•Japan’s experience in reconstruction and economic development could benefit states in the region that face multiple challenges. By Aissatou Kante As…
Again, US General alerts on China’s plan for a Naval Base in West Africa
By David Vergun The Chinese are activity seeking a military naval base in Africa on the Atlantic coast, which would…
Chinese fleets decimate fisheries in West, Central Africa–Study
By ADF Staff China’s distant-water fishing fleet (DWF) has targeted Gulf of Guinea waters in West and Central Africa for…
How Black America fell out of love with Africa
•Contemporary Afro-pessimist intellectuals see no shared identity that can serve as the basis for solidarity between Africans and African Americans.…
Jihadists edging south toward West Africa’s most stable and prosperous states
•Jihadist cells infiltrating as far as Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producers, as western counter-terrorism strategy stutters…
West African coastal terror attacks: just the tip of the iceberg
•A better understanding of how violent extremism expands could help avoid costly mistakes. By Sampson Kwarkye Violent extremism is escalating in…
Lines in the sand: West Africa’s coastal states are bracing for a jihadist storm
•With French troops leaving Mali, its neighbours are at risk A drone whirs overhead as Ivorian special forces creep out…
China strengthens security ties with Nigeria
By Nalova Akua The Chinese Communist Party, CCP’s footprint is expanding across West Africa, and with it, China’s concern for its own nationals…
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…