Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 launches across East Africa
Exercise Cutlass Express 2025, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and enabled by U.S. 6th Fleet, brings together more than 20 multinational partners for two weeks of training to support collaborative…
Maritime issues should top Somalia’s UN Security Council agenda
Somalia’s two-year council term is a chance to leverage its strategic position at the crossroads of international maritime trade. For the first time since 1971, Somalia has been elected as…
Strength in solidarity”: How mutual aid is helping women survive Sudan’s war
Women and girls have been especially impacted by the almost two-year war between the Sudanese army and the rebel-turned-paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, with sexual violence used widely as a war…
To avoid another conflict in the Horn of Africa, now is the time to act
The Horn of Africa is a turbulent region whose history and contemporary realities are intertwined with those of the Middle East. Just like the Middle East, it straddles strategic waters…
The war Ethiopia cannot avoid. The opposition’s role in charting an alternative path to political transformation
By: Muhammed H. and Idris A. are Professors at Addis Abeba University (AAU.) Under the Prosperity Party’s rule, Ethiopia is ambling toward another war against Tigray. The Pretoria Agreement, once…
East Africa AU Commissioner Bankole Adeoye faces re-election challenge
The upcoming re-election of the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security (PAPS), Bankole Adeoye, has become a highly contested issue, with his leadership facing significant scrutiny.…
Ruto’s Government Prepares Public for Next Budget: A Cautious Approach Amidst Public Scrutiny
As the Kenyan government gears up for the unveiling of the next finance bill in three months, President William Ruto’s administration is taking a cautious approach to ensure that it…
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On 5 May 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a decision that may…
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How a U.S. Remittance Fee Threatens Lifelines to Families Overseas
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