Conflict & Security

Nigeria’s energy market is heading toward a confrontation that could reshape how fuel is priced, distributed, and subsidized in Africa’s largest economy. At the centre of the storm is the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the continent’s largest single refinery complex, which has been locked in an increasingly public dispute with international oil trading houses and downstream

South Africa’s government has announced a significant expansion of the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) domestic deployment, authorizing army units to conduct joint patrols alongside police in crime hotspot areas across the country’s nine provinces. The announcement comes as violent crime — particularly murder, armed robbery, and gang-related violence in the Western Cape —

The South African government has ordered a significant military deployment to Cape Town’s most crime-affected townships, deploying hundreds of soldiers to reinforce overwhelmed police forces in communities that have long suffered from endemic violence and inadequate security provision. The intervention, announced by the Ministry of Safety and Security, will see soldiers deployed across Khayelitsha, Gugulethu,

The South African government has ordered a significant military deployment to Cape Town’s most crime-affected townships, deploying hundreds of soldiers to reinforce overwhelmed police forces in communities that have long suffered from endemic violence and inadequate security provision. The intervention, announced by the Ministry of Safety and Security, will see soldiers deployed across Khayelitsha, Gugulethu,

A series of powerful explosions ripped through Burundi’s main city of Bujumbura late Tuesday evening, shattering windows across several neighbourhoods and sending columns of smoke billowing over Lake Tanganyika after an electrical fire ignited a military ammunition store. Authorities confirmed the blasts — the second such incident at a military installation in the city within

Kenya’s tea industry is losing $26 million as the Middle East conflict disrupts export routes. Smallholder farmers face delayed payments as shipping costs soar.

Oil prices have climbed above 116 per barrel as the Middle East conflict involving Iran intensifies, triggering fuel price surges across Africa and forcing governments and households to adopt desperate coping strategies.

The Somali National Army has taken full control of Baidoa, the capital of Southwest State, after a military offensive against local forces, prompting the region’s president to announce his immediate resignation.