South Africa’s security environment is entering a decisive and dangerous phase, not because of a single event or adversary, but because the state itself is ...

Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and west ...

The long-simmering debate over South Africa’s declining defence capabilities exploded into the public arena in the past few ...

Fuelled by, among others, wars in Gaza and Ukraine as well as rising global and regional geopolitical tensions, 2024 saw arms ...

Since launching its Camp Holocaust offensive at the beginning of 2025, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has carried out over 200 attacks, killing at ...