Africa

Coverage across North, West, East, Central, and Southern Africa, from insurgency to interstate tension.

95 Dispatches

From the Favelas to Global Fronts: The Shifting Calculus of Modern Warfare
Geopolitics & Strategy

From the Favelas to Global Fronts: The Shifting Calculus of Modern Warfare

Analyze the shifting landscape of global warfare, from deadly police raids in Brazil to emerging defense suppliers and potential US action in Nigeria.

Simon Whistler · November 10, 2025
Nigeria's Farmer-Herder Conflict: Understanding the Violence in the Middle Belt
Conflicts & Crises

Nigeria's Farmer-Herder Conflict: Understanding the Violence in the Middle Belt

Explore the complex drivers of Nigeria's farmer-herder violence in the Middle Belt: land scarcity, climate change, state failure, and religious divisions.

Simon Whistler · November 7, 2025
Tanzania's Dictator is Covering Up a Crisis: Inside the 2025 Election Crackdown
Conflicts & Crises

Tanzania's Dictator is Covering Up a Crisis: Inside the 2025 Election Crackdown

Tanzania faces a nationwide crisis as President Hassan claims 98% of votes amid Internet blackouts, mass protests, and reports of hundreds dead in violent

Simon Whistler · November 5, 2025
Mozambique Is Burning: How Cabo Delgado Became One of the World's Worst Forgotten Conflicts
Conflicts & Crises

Mozambique Is Burning: How Cabo Delgado Became One of the World's Worst Forgotten Conflicts

How a local insurgency in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado evolved into an ISIS-affiliated conflict killing 6,100+ and displacing 700,000 people.

Simon Whistler · October 29, 2025
Countries at Risk of Gen-Z Revolution: Where Youth Uprisings May Strike Next
Conflicts & Crises

Countries at Risk of Gen-Z Revolution: Where Youth Uprisings May Strike Next

Analysis of Gen-Z protest movements across the Global South. Examines risks in Madagascar, Kenya, Nigeria, and India where youth uprisings may strike next.

Simon Whistler · October 26, 2025
Is Ethiopia At War Again? The Escalating Fano Insurgency in Amhara Region
Conflicts & Crises

Is Ethiopia At War Again? The Escalating Fano Insurgency in Amhara Region

Explore the escalating Fano insurgency in Ethiopia's Amhara region, its causes, military gains, and risks of multi-front conflict.

Simon Whistler · October 19, 2025
Trump's Military Meeting at Quantico and the Case Against Partitioning Sudan
Military & Defense

Trump's Military Meeting at Quantico and the Case Against Partitioning Sudan

Analysis of Trump and Hegseth's speeches to 800 generals at Quantico, plus why partitioning Sudan along current frontlines would be a terrible idea.

Simon Whistler · October 6, 2025
Inside El-Fasher: The Medieval Siege Unfolding in 2025
Conflicts & Crises

Inside El-Fasher: The Medieval Siege Unfolding in 2025

Inside El-Fasher's 500-day siege: 260,000-750,000 trapped civilians face famine, bombardment, and potential massacre by RSF forces in Sudan's Darfur.

Simon Whistler · October 3, 2025
The Congo's Hidden War: How the ADF Insurgency Threatens Kinshasa
Conflicts & Crises

The Congo's Hidden War: How the ADF Insurgency Threatens Kinshasa

Analyze how the Allied Democratic Forces leverage the M23 conflict in the eastern Congo to build an Islamic State affiliate and exploit local resources.

Simon Whistler · September 28, 2025
Crumbling Alliances, Defense Industry Booms, and the New Great Game: Situation Room AMA Breakdown
Geopolitics & Strategy

Crumbling Alliances, Defense Industry Booms, and the New Great Game: Situation Room AMA Breakdown

Analysis of crumbling Western alliances, surging defense stocks, and the new multipolar competition reshaping global conflict and power dynamics.

Simon Whistler · September 22, 2025
How Puntland's Forces Are Dismantling the Islamic State's Global Command Center in Somalia
Conflicts & Crises

How Puntland's Forces Are Dismantling the Islamic State's Global Command Center in Somalia

How Puntland's forces and U.S. airstrikes destroyed ISIS's Somalia headquarters, reducing 700 fighters to 200 in Operation Hilaac.

Simon Whistler · September 20, 2025
South Sudan Is Sliding into War: How the World's Youngest Nation Faces Collapse in 2025
Conflicts & Crises

South Sudan Is Sliding into War: How the World's Youngest Nation Faces Collapse in 2025

South Sudan faces imminent civil war in 2025. Political purges, economic collapse, and ethnic militias threaten state collapse as the world watches.

Simon Whistler · September 17, 2025