Africa

Ethiopia's democratic veneer

Abiy’s Ethiopia: Ballots in the Capital, Bullets in the Regions

Long before dawn broke over Addis Ababa on June 1, queues of voters had already formed outside polling stations across the Ethiopian capital.

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Senegal' political crisis

Senegal’s Political Crisis: From Brotherhood to Institutional Showdown

Less than two years after their revolutionary alliance brought down the old regime, Senegal’s two most powerful men—President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko—are locked in a full-blown institutional crisis.

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South Africa's xenophobia storm

Living on the Edge: The Somali Struggle in South Africa’s Xenophobia Storm

Today, the Somali dream in South Africa is increasingly being written in blood.

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The African solution against terror menace

The African Solution: Why Somalia Is Looking to Burkina Faso to Fight Terror

The written message from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to Burkina Faso’s interim leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, was brief but urgent: We face the same enemy. Let’s fight it together.

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Coordinated strike in Mali

The Coordinated Strike That Failed to Break Mali

On April 25, 2026, Mali faced its most complex security challenge in over a decade. Before dawn, explosions and heavy gunfire rippled across more than 1,000 kilometres of territory…

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Sudan’s War Without Borders

Sudan’s War Without Borders: Covert Alliances and a Shadow Conflict

As Sudan’s war enters its fourth year, what began as a hopeful popular uprising has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.

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IOG: Landlord of the Horn

The Strategic Mirage: Why Djibouti’s “Stability” Is the Horn’s Most Dangerous Illusion

President Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) prepares to secure his sixth term on April 10th, the “Landlord of the Horn” is finding that his tightrope is fraying…

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Somalia vs. the UAE: Sovereignty, Gulf Rivalries, and the Hidden War

Inside Somalia’s Rift with the UAE

When Somalia announced, in January 12, it was annulling all agreements with the United Arab Emirates, the language from Mogadishu was unmistakable…

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Somalia's role in Sudan Conflict

Somalia’s Quiet Entanglement in Sudan’s War

Somalia has not officially chosen a side in Sudan’s civil war. Yet, through silence and deniability, it finds itself entangled in the conflict…

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IOG and the Comfort of Continuity

Stability, According to Ismaïl Omar Guelleh

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG), Djibouti’s immovable president, has once again granted an interview — an exercise he indulges in from time to time, with the self-assurance of a man convinced that everything he touches turns to gold.

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