Drones, Ai And The New Face Of Terrorism In The Sahel
Introduction The Sahel the semi-arid belt stretching from Senegal to Sudan has become, by virtually every measurable indicator, the global...
Critical Minerals, Resource Nationalism, And The Securitisation Of Africa’s Subsoil
Introduction The global energy transition and the proliferation of digital technologies have triggered an unprecedented scramble for critical minerals. Lithium,...
Climate Displacement As A Security Crisis: When Migration Becomes A Threat Multiplier
Introduction The relationship between climate change and violent conflict has moved from academic hypothesis to empirical reality. Across sub-Saharan Africa...
Ecowas, The Aes And The Crisis Of West Africa’s Counterterrorism Architecture
Introduction West Africa is at a geopolitical inflection point. The simultaneous breakdown of its major regional security alliance and the...
Maligned Interests and Fragmented Security: ECOWAS–AES Rivalry and the Expansion of Jihadism in the Sahel
Introduction Over the past decade, the Sahel region has witnessed an unprecedented proliferation of military interventions, regional security frameworks, and...
The EU–Ghana Defence Partnership in Context: An Analysis of Strategic Convergence and Challenge of Sahelian Security Spillover
Introduction The European Union (EU), a political and economic union of 27 European nations, as a global bloc to foster...
The Cost of Distant Friends; What the Crisis in the Middle East Teaches Africa About Integration
On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...
Comparative Analysis of Terrorism Trends In The Sahel (GTI 2024–2026)
Introduction Over the past three Global Terrorism Index (GTI) reports produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace, the trajectory...
Divergent Strategies, Convergent Outcomes: External Powers and Maligned Interests in Africa’s Political Economy
Introduction Africa’s renewed centrality in global politics has brought with it an intensification of engagement from major external powers, most...
Diplomacy, Coercion, and Misinformation: Israel’s Appeal to Ghana, the Lebanon Attack on Ghanaian Peacekeepers, and the Fabricated North Korean Statement
Introduction In March 2026, Ghana became indirectly entangled in a rapidly escalating geopolitical crisis linked to Israeli military operations against...
