Analysis & Report
In-depth analyses and latest reports from all over Africa.
Here is why piracy from Somalia, considered an insurmountable security risk, has almost disappeared
The piracy problem appeared unsolvable. Anti-piracy naval missions undertaken by the world’s most formidable navies, and self-protection measures adopted by...
Read moreDetailsThese are the Western countries that have foreign forces in West Africa
France will pull its troops out of Niger by the end of the year following a coup in the West African country...
Read moreDetailsWest losing sight of Sahel after France announces Niger withdrawal
France's decision to pull 1,500 troops from Niger leaves a gaping hole in Western efforts to counter a decade-long Islamist...
Read moreDetailsSanctions following the Niger coup cause pain along the closed Benin border
Lines of hundreds of trucks stretch back many kilometres close to Benin's northern border with Niger, their cargo wasting and...
Read moreDetailsA structure dating back almost half a million years discovered in Zambia
This is the remains of a simple structure from the Stone Age that may be the oldest evidence yet of...
Read moreDetailsWho are the rebels fighting the army in northern Mali?
For several days, Malian army positions have been attacked by armed groups in the north of the country. Is this...
Read moreDetailsGoma massacre casts shadow over DR Congo elections – ICG
The International Crisis Group warns that the latest massacre in Goma clouds DR Congo’s elections and the future of the UN...
Read moreDetailsWhy is Zambia’s president issuing a warning to non-existent coup plotters?
By Sishuwa Sishuwa* On 4 September 2023, Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema denounced alleged coup plotters who he claimed were planning to...
Read moreDetailsJihadist organizations endanger the preservation of an important world heritage site in west Africa – new study
By Papa Sow* Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari), which spreads...
Read moreDetailsWhat needs to be done to maintain peace in Somalia as AU forces depart
The withdrawal of African Union (AU) peacekeepers poses risks for Somalia. For one, it may reduce the pressure on al-Shabaab...
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