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

Climate impacts are fueling instability and insecurity across Africa. At the same time, the global climate action agenda has ...

The acquittal of VIP Unit officers who assaulted victims on camera highlights the police’s failure to define and enforce ...

Incumbent presidents and ruling parties increasingly bend the law to entrench their power and silence opposition.

The plan is up against dysfunction within social development departments and fraught relations with NGOs that deliver most ...

Threats to the independence of peace support missions call for clarity on their relationship with host countries.

Ukraine’s recent drone attack on Russia shows how potent weaponised UAS can be, both on and off the battlefield.

New official statistics showing decreased violent crime should provide the impetus for expanding holistic violence prevention ...

The EAC’s expansion raises critical questions about the bloc’s capacity to absorb new member states effectively.

The US decision is a blow to comprehensive refugee responses and could have a lasting impact on African refugees.

Constitutional and legal reforms are needed to address divisions rooted in the over-centralisation of power and resources.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of Africa’s most vibrant regional blocs. At the same time, it ...