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
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
The Ethiopia–Tigray Crisis: The Fragile Peace That Failed to Hold
The Pretoria Agreement brought an end to Ethiopia’s devastating Tigray war—but not its underlying disputes. Four years later, renewed fighting and shifting armed alliances are threatening to reopen the conflict. The consequences could extend far
Can anyone broker a new peace between Tigray and Ethiopia?
Ethiopia might be facing its most complex armed conflict in contemporary times. The fragile 2022 peace deal has collapsed. International mediators have failed. How will the country return to normal? Just four years after a