ISS TODAY OP-ED Wagner group's faltering footprint in Mali a cautionary tale for African alliances with Russia 5 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
DOGS OF WAR Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has failed in Mali, says The Sentry 7 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY OP-ED Is Russia’s war against Ukraine spilling over into Africa? 5 min 5 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 AUGUST 2024 Russia fights largest incursion by Kyiv troops; Poland to spend billions on civil defence 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 6 AUGUST 2024 Putin’s Security Council chief visits Iran; Mali cuts Kyiv ties over alleged aiding of rebel attack 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED Russia’s growing influence across Africa requires more balanced partnerships 5 min 0 By Denys Reva
WAR IN EUROPE Bakhmut ‘meat grinder’ — the staggering toll of Russia’s bloodiest battle since WW2 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
COLLATERAL DAMAGE OP-ED Strengthening Africa’s security architecture is vital, yet progress is slow 4 min 1 By Samuel Igba
ISS TODAY OP-ED Russia’s Wagner group rebrand to ‘Africa Corps’ signals greater continental influence and intervention 4 min 1 By Nicodemus Minde
ISS TODAY OP-ED Cameroon’s Douala port keeps organised crime afloat through massive access to illicit global markets 4 min 1 By Julia Stanyard and Eleanor Beevor
DOGS OF WAR ANALYSIS Wagner has a new name tag but still plunders Africa’s minerals 4 min 25 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 31 JANUARY 2024 Russia to boost weaponry on disputed Kuril Islands; Swiss tanks replace German armour sent to Kyiv 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
DISINFORMATION OP-ED India, fascism and the mirror world — journalists and activists are particularly at risk 7 min 3 By Aragorn Eloff
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED With the signing of an 'all-for-one' pact, Russia’s new African empire starts to take shape 5 min 6 By Phillip van Niekerk
UKRAINE UPDATE: 29 AUGUST 2023 Kyiv advances on southern front line; Erdoğan plans to meet Putin to revive Black Sea grain deal 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
MEDUZA & BUMAGA Candles, carnations and a sledgehammer — a requiem for warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin 7 min 0 By Meduza and Bumaga
UKRAINE UPDATE: 25 AUGUST 2023 Putin describes Prigozhin as a man who 'made serious mistakes'; Kyiv commandos stage raid in Crimea 6 min 2 By Bloomberg
BARREL OF A GUN OP-ED Niger coup – military intervention by Ecowas could prove costly for human rights 5 min 0 By David Kode
AFCFTA'S PEACE ROLE OP-ED With poverty and inequality at the heart of Niger coup, free trade can help drive peace building 4 min 1 By Samuel Igba
OP-ED Human rights abuses and anti-democratic disinformation are hallmarks of Wagner, other mercenary groups in Africa 5 min 1 By Shaun Kinnes and Keanen Isaacs
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED A dangerous moment for West Africa as Niger coup fuels escalation of regional jihadist wars 7 min 1 By Phillip van Niekerk