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Limits to any future war
The end of the rainy season in South Sudan makes it possible for the war against Riek Machar’s SPLA in Opposition (SPLA-IO) to restart in earnest, and despite the […]
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Boko Haram and ISIS: the same coin?
On June 30 2014, the first day of Ramadan, ISIS declared that it was re-establishing the “Caliphate,” long an aspiration of other jihadist groups. In many ways, what the […]
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Viral Insecurity
The current Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the largest in the recorded history of the virus, with the potential to kill thousands and affect millions before it […]
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African Debut for STREIT Vehicles
STREIT Group will be presenting its armoured vehicle and security solutions when it exhibits at Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) 2014. In particular, STREIT Group’s […]
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What's Going on in Lesotho?
Allegations of a military coup in Lesotho after troops attacked government buildings have raised the possibility of a repeat of 1998’s intervention by South Africa […]
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Understanding Operation Barkhane
Operation Barkhane is recognition that West African security requires regional thinking. It is as much a reorganisation of forces and command structures, as it is the […]
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Terrorist threats to energy infrastructure in North Africa
Secure energy supplies play a crucial role in the world economy and are essential to fuel the development of contemporary society. North Africa is a region characterised […]
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Local Voices: Armed Militias in Masisi
This article has been republished with the kind permission of Search for Common Ground. With a few hundred men, the APCLS is one of the numerous armed groups who […]
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Decisive action, or Fuel on the Fire?
Boko Haram’s mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls from Chibok, a small town in north-eastern Nigeria, has attracted widespread condemnation, and a significant […]
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The Days That Started a War in South Sudan
The killing of civilians in Juba, South Sudan in mid-December set the stage for the civil war that has torn the country apart over the last five months. Although the […]
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A Problem Like the CAR
The CAR has been grabbing sensational headlines in recent months, but the roots of the conflict, and the overall failure of CAR as a functioning state, go much further […]
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Whither the South Sudanese Rebellion?
Since the split in South Sudan’s government in December last year, Riek Machar has been hard to reach. In his absence he’s been accused of variously trying to […]