Conflict & Security

In early 2026, a routine joint military exercise in Morocco became the center of an international mystery. During African Lion 2026 — the annual U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) training operation that brings together American and African forces — a number of U.S. service members failed to report for duty. What began as a simple absence

The DRC has launched a sweeping de-dollarisation strategy to cut off M23 rebel financing and combat money laundering.

An oil tanker carrying 17 crew members was hijacked off the coast of Yemen and diverted toward Somali waters on Saturday — the most significant maritime hijacking in years and a stark reminder that the piracy threat in the Horn of Africa never truly disappeared. ## The Hijacking Yemen’s Coast Guard confirmed that the vessel

Nigeria has summoned South Africa’s ambassador to Abuja following a wave of attacks targeting Nigerian nationals and businesses in South Africa, in an escalating diplomatic crisis that has strained relations between Africa’s two largest economies. ## The Crisis Unfolds The tensions began with a series of anti-migrant protests in Johannesburg and Cape Town that quickly

As Kenya approaches its next electoral cycle, the spectre of political violence has returned with alarming intensity. Security agencies are battling to contain armed gangs — locally referred to as “goons and guns” — that appear to be mobilizing along political and ethnic lines, raising fears of a repeat of the devastating post-election violence that

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The Background On May 2, 2026, a drone strike carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group killed five civilians in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. The attack was reported by Emergency Lawyers, an independent legal organisation supporting victims of human rights violations in Sudan. It was the second drone strike on the capital within

The IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo: Reuters/File The International Monetary Fund has sounded a cautious note over Angola’s fiscal health, warning that the southern African nation’s public debt is projected to reach its legal ceiling within the medium term, even as the country enjoys a temporary windfall from elevated oil prices. The warning came