Bobi Wine’s run at the presidency in 2021 had appeared to present an unprecedented threat to Yoweri Museveni’s longstanding rule.
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Due to limited interactions with the police, Kenyans in rural areas are less likely to see the police as relevant actors.
One of the biggest consequences of insecurity in the Red Sea is a significant increase in the cost of global trade.
South Africa’s legal team includes lawyers who previously acted against the government.
International law provides pathways for landlocked countries to access the sea but this depends almost entirely on striking deals with neighbours.
The bill seeks greater intelligence powers but neglects oversight.
Foreign powers’ interest in the Sahel is driven by its natural resources and strategic location for security and illegal migration control.
Africa’s youth are not countering the deepening of autocratisation across the continent.
The new intervention force must be sizeable, and have proper air cover as well as transport and air elements. None are guaranteed.
Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
Piracy off the Somali coast remains a high-risk undertaking with a low probability of success.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s messages, and tone of delivery, suggest an assertive leader representing the interests of the global south.
East Africa’s reaction to the war in Gaza appears shaped by history, affinity to the policies of the west and the threat of terrorism.
Chances of longer term peace are small because of the DRC’s assumption that it can achieve peace through sheer military force.
Colonialists daily reinforced a hierarchy that allowed white people to abuse Africans.
Thousands of Kenyans were held in detention camps, and the British imperialist government tried to cover up brutal violations that occurred there.
Regional rivalries have functioned as oxygen, allowing the rebel group to survive and grow.
Plenty remains to be done to improve the lives of Congolese citizens.
The terrorism discourse in Ghana shows how flawed views of the war on terror continue to shape thinking about security.
Finland’s experience shows the value of applying sensible conflict transformation perspectives in the management of crime.
Despite its historic importance, Sharpeville itself has remained unknown and its residents anonymous, yet they have a story to tell.
Rwandan forces have been able to keep civilian casualties low in Cabo Delgado despite carrying out a counterterrorism operation.
After more than 30 years of federalism, ethnic conflict in Ethiopia hasn’t been resolved – but neither has the country disintegrated.
The government of Rwanda must commit to eliminating the forced return of refugees and asylum seekers.
The international effort to address three decades of violence in eastern DRC has drawn in the UN, east African troops and now a southern African force.