Defence & Security

This article examines how Gulf rivalries are reshaping security dynamics and governance structures in Sudan, positioning the country as a central arena within Red Sea geopolitics and broader Horn of …

The eruption of “Operation Epic Fury,” the joint United States–Israel campaign against Iran launched on February 28, 2026, has exposed a structural vulnerability that African states hosting foreign military bases …

This article examines how drone warfare is reshaping armed conflict in the region through four distinct but interrelated case studies: the Tigray war in Ethiopia, the ongoing campaign against al-Shabaab …

By: Dr. Abraham Korir Sing'Oei Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Colleagues and Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. I am privileged to join you at the Horn of Africa Security Dialogue 2026. …

What began as a joint US-Israel military strike on Iran has rapidly evolved into a conflict whose shockwaves are reverberating well beyond the Middle East. As the Strait of Hormuz; …

The United States and Israel are conducting military strikes under Operation Epic Fury on Iran since February 28, 2026. Iran's response has been immediate, wide-ranging and instructive, firing ballistic and …

The United States of America (US) and Israel launched a joint military operation on Iran on February 28, 2026, triggering a regional conflict in the Gulf within the first 72 …

This article argues that the time for passive acceptance of asymmetric base agreements has passed. It advances a thesis of conditionality: African states must leverage the current moment of geopolitical …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are reshaping warfare across the Horn of Africa

Dr. Mathieu Gotteland March 2, 2026 South Sudan is a country deeply scarred by centuries of Egyptian, British, and Sudanese colonialism, slavery, and genocide. The legacy of these successive dominations …

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