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The DIS has not shied away from being used by those in political control to humiliate those who are seen or viewed as adversaries regardless of how such actions compromise national security. Fear and scaremongering has become its trademark thus...

Disease outbreaks spread very fast when medical facilities of the country are destroyed, and displaced communities struggle with non-existent access to clean water and sanitation. Without proper healthcare infrastructure, even treatable diseases...

On February 16, Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Youssouf emerged the winner of the keenly contested election, defeating Kenya’s former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, and Madagascar’s former Foreign Minister, Richard Randriamato. It, therefore,...

The Congo River Alliance (AFC), officially established in December 2023 under the leadership of Corneille Nangaa, marks a troubling evolution in the DRC’s conflict.This heterogeneous coalition unites the March 23 Movement (M23), widely regarded as...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...