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Africa Security Brief No. 42
published by Dan Kuwali
on September 11, 2023
Oversight, accountability, and governance of the security sector are essential ingredients to a capable and effective force, mitigating infractions and contributing to a learning environment that improves future practices.
Spotlight
published by Paul Nantulya
on September 5, 2023
China’s United Front work co-opts well-placed individuals and organizations to cultivate support for and defend China’s goals and interests while isolating China’s opponents in Africa.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on August 22, 2023
Continuing a decade long trend, the number of Africans who are forcibly displaced has risen over the past year and now totals over 40 million people.
Spotlight
published by Paul Nantulya
on August 14, 2023
African countries have played an overlooked role shaping the UN international system, remain committed to preserving and improving it, and oppose efforts to destabilize, dismantle, or overturn it.
Spotlight
published by Nate D.F. Allen
on August 9, 2023
African-led peace operations have been vital tools for managing Africa’s complex array of security challenges, though continued reform is needed to intervene more decisively in the continent’s most devastating conflicts.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on July 31, 2023
A 50-percent spike in fatalities tied to militant Islamist groups in the Sahel and Somalia over the past year has eclipsed the previous high in 2015 when Boko Haram was at its most lethal phase.
Spotlight
published by Joseph Siegle
on July 21, 2023
The Russia-Africa Summit provides a stage for Russia to elevate its geostrategic posture despite the instability its irregular tactics are creating in Africa.
In the wake of the recent short-lived mutiny, Putin faces a dilemma: He can allow the Wagner escapades to continue in Africa unhindered—thereby generating further influence and some resources for the government—or he can attempt to take over these operations but lose the influence and benefits Wagner brings the Kremlin.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on June 21, 2023
Systematic efforts by Russia to undercut democracy in Africa have inhibited democratic development in two dozen African countries.
Spotlight
published by Paul Nantulya
on May 22, 2023
China’s expanded police engagements in Africa could have potentially far-reaching consequences for African security governance.
Video
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on May 12, 2023
China media expert Bob Wekesa reflects on the Chinese Communist Party’s model of total state control of information and its export to Africa.
Spotlight
published by Joseph Siegle and Wendy Williams
on March 7, 2023
The spike in militant Islamist group violence in Africa has been marked by a 68-percent increase in fatalities involving civilians, highlighting the need for more population-centric stabilization strategies.