At this week’s Luanda summit, several thorny issues relating to the security partnership must be confronted head-on.

About the author Daniela Marggraff is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Ocean Regions Programme at the University of ...

The African Union needs more commissioners, not fewer, to efficiently handle the scope and complexity of continental ...

Declining crustacean stocks force local fishermen to use improvised diving gear at greater depths and further from shore.

The exclusion of the main opposition and rivalry between military factions could destabilise the 23 November elections.

Overstretched naval deployments and a focus on Red Sea security have left parts of the Western Indian Ocean vulnerable.

Traditional justice is in high demand, but an unaccountable system could perpetuate discrimination and undermine human rights ...

How can the region leverage its youth majority to achieve inclusive governance, despite persistent barriers and instability ...

The DRC is at the centre of the region’s security crisis; its position as ICGLR chair offers a chance to revive collective ...

Organised corruption in local government disrupts the provision of essential services and erodes public trust in the state.

The school bullying crisis mirrors a society where violence is normalised, and parents and teachers play an important role.

The findings of the Tigray genocide inquiry should be read as a call to strengthen transitional justice, not repudiate it.