Countries

South Sudan should disarm civilians – the evidence shows this improves security

Mark Deng, The University of Queensland A long-running state of insecurity has recently intensified in Unity State – one... Read more

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Countries

Togo extends state of emergency in troubled north

Lome – Togo on Tuesday extended a state of emergency for six months in its northern Savanes region, officials... Read more

7 Sep

Burkina Faso

Burkina junta chief stands by handover pledge in key trip

Abidjan – Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, visiting Ivory Coast on a key foreign trip, on Monday... Read more

6 Sep

Countries

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, University of Canberra and Dries Putter, Stellenbosch University South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently outlined plans... Read more

4 Aug

Countries

Nigeria’s army orders reshuffle as insecurity grows

Lagos – Nigeria’s military command has ordered a major reshuffle of senior officers, an army statement said on Friday,... Read more

29 Jul

Home

Macron vows to support West Africa against ‘terrorism’

Bissau – President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged to continue to back West African states in their battle against... Read more

29 Jul

Countries

Nigeria’s spiralling insecurity: five essential reads

Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation In recent times, security – or, more accurately, the lack of it – has been... Read more

18 Jul

News

Ukraine war must not blind West to African needs, says French minister

Abidjan – The war in Ukraine “concerns the West as a whole” but at the same time must not... Read more

17 Jul

congo

East Africa army chiefs discuss regional force for east DRC

Goma – East African army chiefs held discussions on Tuesday on establishing a regional military force to restore security... Read more

8 Jun

Countries

Trial opens for DRC leader’s ‘Mr Security’

Kinshasa – A former key security adviser of Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi went on trial on Friday,... Read more

3 Jun