Almost three years into Sudan’s devastating war, estimates put the death count at over 150,000, more than 21 million people are facing acute hunger and in 2025 alone, of the total population of 46.8 million,
Putschists in West Africa: ECOWAS Response Differs in Benin, Guinea-Bissau
An attempted coup in Benin and a military takeover in Guinea-Bissau underscore the continuous exploitation of deteriorating security conditions, socioeconomic grievances, and institutional backsliding in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The security situation in the Sahel
Egypt increases pressure on Ethiopia through port deals with Eritrea and Djibouti
Egypt has agreed to develop seaports in the Horn of Africa nations of Eritrea and Djibouti, part of its campaign to increase pressure on landlocked Ethiopia over its long-running Nile water dispute, sources in Cairo
Profit and perception: How Egypt is managing fallout from gas deal with Israel
Caught between economic pragmatism and moral outrage, Cairo struggles to justify deal seen by critics as aiding pariah state When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on television to announce his government had approved the
Russia’s Long-Delayed Sudanese Naval Base Might Be Back On Track
The timing of this latest report was probably aimed at complicating the revived Russian-US talks on Ukraine by putting “deep state” pressure on Trump to demand that Sudan rubbish this deal in exchange for American
London-Based Saudi Daily: The Houthis Are Forcibly Recruiting Hundreds Of Prison Inmates As Fighters…
On December 17, 2025, the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat published an article stating that the Yemeni Houthi (Ansar Allah) movement has recently increased its forced recruitment of inmates in Houthi prisons as fighters, offering
M23 Withdraws From Uvira; Saudi-UAE Red Sea Competition: Africa File, December 18, 2025
Key Takeaways: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels withdrew unilaterally from Uvira town in South Kivu, a week after it captured the town with significant Rwandan backing. M23 and Rwanda are likely trying
Mapping a Surge of Disinformation in Africa
Disinformation campaigns seeking to manipulate African information systems have surged nearly fourfold since 2022, triggering destabilizing and antidemocratic consequences. The proliferation of disinformation is a fundamental challenge to stable and prosperous African societies. The scope
Ten African Security Trends from 2025 in Graphics
Africa’s complex security landscape was buffeted by the compounding effects of the growing regionalization of conflicts, militant Islamist group offensives, military coups, and external actor rivalries. A look back at 2025 in graphics reveals an
Mapping Gulf State Actors’ Expanding Engagements in East Africa
Gulf state actors are expanding their engagements in critical infrastructure, ports, and the security sector in East Africa as they seek opportunities and compete for influence—reshaping the investment and political contours of the region. Driven