Governance, Statecraft & Conflict Management

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; …

This paper assesses the Ethiopia–Eritrea relationship through the theoretical lens of the security and foreign policy of landlocked States. It argues that Ethiopia’s landlockedness and Eritrea’s coastal leverage have produced …

Over the past two decades, the Horn of Africa has emerged as a strategic arena for Gulf states seeking to extend their power and influence beyond the Arabian Peninsula. While …

The emergence of a deteriorating economy in 2012 and 2013 brought about intensified fighting between diverse Arab tribes over land as well as resources in Central, North and South Darfur.

For months, African exporters and US importers, retailers, and sourcing firms reliant on AGOA preferences have operated in uncertainty. The expiration of AGOA in September 2025

In 2025, over a dozen African countries will head to the polls. Yet, the deeper reality is that most of these elections will be less about democratic choice and more …

The run-up to the October 29, 2025 general elections in Tanzania, has been marked less by contestation of ideas and more by the heavy-handed crackdown on the credible opposition. What began as …

As global attention is focused on the coups and metastasizing Islamist insurgencies in the Sahel, democracy is rapidly unraveling in East Africa. Governments have detained the main opposition leaders in …

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