In mid-August, Egypt signed a defense cooperation agreement with Somalia, Ethiopia’s neighbor to the southeast. Both Egypt and Somalia have longstanding grievances against Ethiopia—Somalia over a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
Ethiopia is one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa. It has one of the best-equipped militaries on the continent. It is the second most populated country in Africa. And it…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched a large-scale operation codenamed “Swords of Iron” in response to a surprise attack by Hamas this morning, marking a significant escalation in the…
The signing of the Liptako-Gourma Charter, which establishes the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and solidifies a defense pact among Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, represents a significant step in…
Peace in Sudan remains elusive, and in recent weeks, the war has seemingly faded from the public consciousness outside Sudan. Despite its devastating humanitarian toll, mainstream media and usually active…
In 1964, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt called for the removal of foreign military bases, and in 1970, upon rising to power, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi acted and removed all the…
In a congratulatory message on the occasion of the Ashenada holiday, conveyed via his official Facebook page, Ethiopia’s Defense Minister Dr. Abraham Bai stated that “administrative structures established by taking…
Recent comments and condemnations by the AU, ECOWAS, and some African leaders like Kenya’s William Ruto of the Niger coup, are significant indicators of how the current heads of the…
We have attempted to dissect the Russian coup attempt, as already published before, and here we will expand on it. While searching for the cause and players in this mutiny,…
Earlier today, the Chief of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, finally broke his silence following the recent rebellion of his mercenary group against Putin. Since the coup attempt and subsequent exile of…
After failing to win the war against Russia on both the economic and battlefronts, the US and its Anglo-Saxon allies in Europe have resorted to infiltrating the Russian Army and…
Islamist Al-Shabab fighters attacked a base belonging to ATMIS in Somalia (African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) in Bulamarer, 130km (80 miles) southwest of the capital, Mogadishu, on Friday. The…
As Eritrea gears up to celebrate its 32nd anniversary of independence on May 24th, it’s worth reflecting on the country’s remarkable journey towards self-determination. Unlike many African nations that continue…
The African Union is the natural arbiter of conflict in Africa. But it is conspicuously absent in current peace efforts in Sudan. On its stead, the Arab League on Sunday,…
The Sudan conflict between rival generals has escalated into a full-blown proxy war, with foreign powers using the country as a battleground for their own interests. The involvement of regional…
