Defence & Security

The African Union’s (AU) designation of “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations” as its 2025 theme marks a pivotal moment in the global struggle for redress …

Russia’s strategic expansion in Africa advanced with Sudan’s approval of its first naval base. On February 12, 2025, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Ahmed al-Sharif confirmed Russia’s agreement to establish …

The Abyei region, of significant strategic importance, has been a contested area between Sudan and South Sudan for over a century, with unresolved territorial disputes dating back to colonial times. Characterized by …

For over three decades, U.S. military involvement in Somalia has shifted from humanitarian intervention to a relentless airstrike campaign against militant groups. While these strikes disrupt terrorist operations, they also …

The African Union (AU) has played a central role in stabilizing Somalia for over a decade, evolving through a series of missions to address the country’s security challenges. From the …

Moussa Mahamat Faki’s tenure as the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson will be coming to an end in February 2025. He assumed the position in 2017 after edging out Kenya’s …

The Horn of Africa, a region often synonymous with protracted conflicts, resource disputes, and fragile state structures, has witnessed a historic breakthrough in peace diplomacy, spearheaded by Turkey under the …

The resurgence of the M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to renewed conflict in a region historically plagued by instability.

The BRICS conference, scheduled for October 22-24, 2024, brings together five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

The general elections in South Sudan are scheduled for December 22, 2024, a crucial date in the turbulent history of the nation.

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