Yemen War Live: Yemen is emerging as the latest flashpoint in the Middle East, with Saudi-backed forces claiming fresh gains in western Taiz as Houthi attacks hit Saudi airports. Riyadh says three civilians were killed
The New Red Sea Wars: Conflicts in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa Have Become Inseparable
On June 3, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the U.S. Congress that the fighting that had raged for three years in Sudan was now a “proxy war” and blamed Saudi Arabia and the
Ethiopia War Security Review
Key Takeaways: Northern Axis. Ethiopian federal forces took Mekele, the Tigray regional capital, and have since advanced north and increased airstrikes targeting other Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)-held population centers.Southern Axis. The TDF withdrew west
Sometimes you have to stop watching the cocaine
Following the publication of Cocaine and conflict in Mali, Niger and Libya, I wanted to reflect on something that became particularly clear while working on the research: how remarkably resilient cocaine trafficking networks can be,
Ethiopia’s government retakes Mekelle after opposition fighters withdraw from Tigray capital
Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a witness said Sunday, after the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front announced its withdrawal following renewed fighting. The TPLF last month seized the Mekelle
Prospects of Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery: Industrialization and Self-Sufficiency
The construction of an oil refinery in the Kenyan city of Lamu is a strategic project that will enable East African countries to increase the added value of their natural resources, achieve energy self-sufficiency, and
Red Sea in a Viсe Grip: How Djibouti Became a Hostage of the West
About 12% of world trade passes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the strait is only part of the story: tiny Djibouti, leasing its geography to five military powers, has become an epicentre of rivalry
Can Mali’s FLA-JNIM insurgent alliance survive its internal divisions?
The two armed groups are currently united in their opposition to the government, but fundamental differences could break their bond. The coalition between the Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) and the al-Qaeda-affiliated Group
Mozambique’s army is losing a crucial counter-insurgency battle
Foreign training has strengthened the army, but abuses against civilians undermine the community support needed to defeat insurgents. When terrorists attacked Cabo Delgado nine years ago on 5 October 2017, the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces
New Tensions In The Horn Of Africa Risk Rekindling Egyptian-Israeli Hostilities
Ethiopia’s continued existence is indispensable to Israeli security since Egypt’s exploitation of a “Balkanized” Ethiopia’s natural resource wealth, which could follow the Hybrid War that Egypt is masterminding against Ethiopia, could eventually empower Egypt to