Africa
Coverage across North, West, East, Central, and Southern Africa, from insurgency to interstate tension.
99 Dispatches
Armageddon in Africa: How Sudan Became the World's Worst Crisis
How war between Sudan's army and RSF paramilitaries created a famine that could become the deadliest in decades, threatening millions of lives.
Sudan: The Proxy War the World Is Ignoring
How Sudan's civil war became a proxy conflict involving Iran, Russia, UAE, and Ukraine — and why its collapse could reshape geopolitics for decades.
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.
The UAE's Covert War: Funding the RSF and Fueling Genocide in Sudan
Discover how the United Arab Emirates covertly funds the RSF in Sudan, driving a brutal genocide in Darfur while securing gold and Red Sea ports.
The Wagner Group: Autopsy of a Shadow Army and Its Global Footprint
Discover the intricate operational history, strategic combat deployments, and the dramatic mutiny of the Wagner Group, Russia's most notorious mercenary
Wagner Is Coming Back: What It Means for the World
The Wagner Group is not dead — it is evolving. From Rosgvardia integration to the new Africa Corps, Russia's mercenary force is reshaping global power.
Wagner Group Retreats as JNIM Overruns Mali
The Wagner Group is fleeing Mali as the JNIM terror network launches devastating offensives across the Sahel. Discover the impact of this Russian retreat.
Why Is Africa Suffering So Many Coups?
Analysis of the wave of military coups sweeping Africa since 2020, examining French colonial ties, economic collapse, contagion effects, and geopolitical
Why the World Is Ignoring Sudan's Devastating Civil War
Discover the geopolitical factors, media fatigue, and tactical information blackouts causing the world to ignore Sudan's devastating civil war.
Why the World Ignored the 21st Century's Deadliest War
How Ethiopia's Tigray War killed an estimated 600,000 people between 2020 and 2022 while the world looked away, and what an information blackout meant for
Nigeria: The Failing State the World is Ignoring
Nigeria is teetering on the edge of becoming a failed state, ravaged by overlapping insurgencies, massacres, and systemic corruption while the world looks
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.