Tag: Africa

What We Know: Uganda launched operations in the Congo to fight Islamic State-aligned rebels called the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). President Yoweri Museveni announced that the attacks had been successful and had killed 567 fighters and retrieved multiple pieces of equipment, including submachine guns and RPGs. Museveni claims the group...

The Coup Gabon, a country of over 2 million on the west coast of Central Africa, has seen in the past 24 hours a seemingly complete transfer of control of all government and military institutions from the hands of the Bongo administration (or regime for many) under the 14-year rule...

Moscow’s Dwindling Allure:  Analysts from the Carnegie Endowment For International Peace have labelled the 2023 Russia-Africa summit, which took place on July 27-28th, a stark sign of Russia's “waning influence” in the continent. Out of the 49 nations invited, only 17 heads of state attended. Furthermore, Putin’s grandiose emphasis on...

What you need to know: Following the recent Tigray War, the Ethiopian government moved to disarm a number of the countries’ local security forces. This has resulted in instability across the country, but most notably in Amhara–the countries’ second most populous region. The Ethiopian government tried to disarm the militia...

“Take Advantage of the Current Uncertainty and Seek to Disrupt the Wagner Network” WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Foreign Affairs Select Committee of the UK Parliament is a cross-party committee that examines various policies, expenditures, and other important factors of administration developed by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO)....

In Africa, a 60 year old dream is on its way to becoming a reality. The East African Community (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC), have sat back down at the drawing board in order to draft a constitution for the East African Federation, a...