Author

Solly Rakgomo
  • Securitisation of African elections

    In fact, electoral violence is on the rise in Africa, despite more than 20 years of adopting democratic governance, democratic indicators are relatively unchanged over the course of 20 years; and electoral violence has a detrimental effect on...

  • Bad governance: Trigger of violent conflicts in Africa

    The SADC region is facing challenges of insurgency in Mozambique and the recent Eswatini uprisings, the Great Lakes region especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo is another conflict prone region, the al Shabaab terror group is a security...

  • Understanding the chaos in the DRC

    Like in some African countries experiencing post-colonial insurgency, the environment in the DRC has remained dynamic, hostile, fluid and complex. Since the attainment of independence from Belgium in 1960 and after successive governments in power,...

  • Bribery disadvantages poor African people

    In the words of former UN secretary-general, Kofi Annan, “Corruption hurts the poor disproportionately diverting funds intended for development, undermining a government’s ability to provide basic services, and feeding inequality and...

  • Burkina Faso, its dire security challenges

    The debate was sparked by some pictures, which went viral on social media of the President of Botswana, Duma Boko, seated next to his counterpart from Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore.President Traore who spotted military regalia as well as armed with a...

  • Dangers of corruption within the State security sector

    Corruption, which Transparency International defines as the “abuse of entrusted power for private gain” includes an element of subversion or illegitimate use of resources meant for a particular purpose to further another goal. It involves a...

  • Boko Haram’s cattle rustling strategy

    Stolen cattle are sold to fund the purchase of weapons and supplies and to recruit fighters. Rustling has grown in both scale and violence. And when perpetrated across national boundaries by actors such as Boko Haram, it demonstrates the terror-crime...

  • Impact of 5th generation war on global security

    We have seen this war going on not just in our battlefields, but also in the digital world, financial systems, and even within the minds of its people. Whether states, rogue groups, or individuals, 5GW actors exploit hacking, fake news, and...

  • Trump’s presidency and the Horn of Africa

    The Horn views this shift with a mix of caution and urgency. Trump’s “America First” approach may profoundly impact US engagement in the Horn of Africa, an already volatile region. Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Djibouti stand at a...

  • Understanding China’s doctrine of peaceful rise

    The growth of the Chinese economy has allowed Beijing to gain international clout, making it capable of challenging the existing world order. China’s rise is often seen with a suspicious eye, leading several traditional world leaders to question...

  • Decline of former liberation movements in Southern Africa

    Fabricius states that in this month’s election, Namibia’s South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) ruling party could go the way of the ANC, the Botswana Democratic party (BDP) or perhaps FRELIMO. He opines that the main unstated aim of...

  • Africa and the need for alternative electoral justice

    In extreme instances, such as in Gabon and Niger, electoral discontent has even led to military coups, starkly illustrating the fragility of democratic institutions in the region.These disputes are an inevitable by product of the intense competition...

  • Why African states are joining BRICS

    Without much doubt, African States are increasingly showing skyline interest in BRICS+, primarily due to its distinctive-focused objectives, including global peace, the strategic development paradigms, food and energy security directions in the 21st...

  • Sudan on the brink of a failed state

    It has not only shaped the social and political landscape of Sudan but also had ripple effects throughout the region. The conflict has been fuelled by ethnic, religious, political, and economic grievances, and its impact has been felt by millions of...

  • Botswana needs a terrorism threat alert advisory system

    African regions such as the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin and the Horn of Africa are not the only ones considered new theatres of terror activity but the phenomenon has expanded to West Africa’s coastal states, Central Africa and Southern Africa.The 2020...

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